We retire at eleven o'clock.
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Retire
//ɹəˈtaɪə(ɹ)//
Synonyms for "retire" (234 found)
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Closest matches (47)
Strong matches (70)
die awaydiminishdisappeardisbanddisbardischargediscrowndisemploydisengagedisenthronedishdismissdisplacedisplumedoss downdraw backdraw offdrift awaydropdrum out
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dwindleebbevacuateexcommunicateexitexpelfadefade awayfallfall backfireflinchflopforsake the worldfurloughgetget awayget offgive backgive groundgive placegive the axgive the gategive upgogo awaygo backgo beddy-byego into retirementgo night-nightgo offgo to sleephibernatehit the hayhit the sackhollowhonorincurvejunkkeep secretkickkick upstairskip
Related words (117)
lay offleavelet golet outlie downliftliquidatelive alonelive apartlive in retirementmake accounts squaremake offmake redundantmove awaymove backmove offoustoverthrowpay in fullpay off
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pay the billpay the shotpay uppension offpile inpop offpull awaypull backpull outpurgeput outquitread out ofrecederedeemrefuse commentreleaserelinquishremain incommunicadoremoveremove from officerenounce the thronereplaceresignretire from officeretreatretrocederoll inrun alongrun backrusticatesacksack outsatisfyscrapsecludeseparate forciblysettleshrinkshun companionshipsinksnoozesquaresquare accountsstand aloofstand asidestand backstand downstand mutestand offstay at homestepstep asidestrike a balancestripstrip of officestrip of ranksuperannuatesurplussurrendersuspendtake a naptake forty winkstake it easytake offtake the veiltake upterminateturnturn inturn offturn outunchurchuncrownunfrockunsaddleunseatunthronevacatevanishwanewaste no wordswiden the distancewithdraw fromyield
Verb(11 words)
Noun(1 words)
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55 entriesShowing 16 of 55 words.
Synonyms
4 entriesRelated terms
2 entriescauses
1 entriesderived
8 entriesderived from
1 entriesetymologically related_to
1 entrieshas context
2 entrieshas prerequisite
1 entriesmanner of
6 entriesrelated to
21 entriesShowing 16 of 21 words.
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13 entriesTranslations
104 translations across 46 languages.
Afrikaans
1 entries- aftree verb (to stop working on permanent basis)
Ancient Greek
1 entries- ὑποχωρέω verb (to retreat from action or danger)
Arabic
2 entries- اِعْتَزَلَ verb (sports: sports player stop playing their sport and in competitions)
- تَقَاعَدَ verb (to stop working on permanent basis)
Asturian
1 entries- xubilar verb (to stop working on permanent basis)
Belarusian
4 entries- адступа́ць verb (to retreat from action or danger)
- адступа́ць verb (to recede)
- адступі́ць verb (to retreat from action or danger)
- адступі́ць verb (to recede)
Bulgarian
4 entries- отстъпвам verb (to retreat from action or danger)
- оттеглям се verb (to go back or return)
- пенсионирам verb (to cause to retire, to deem as no longer qualified for active service)
- пенсионирам се verb (to stop working on permanent basis)
Catalan
4 entries- jubilar verb (to stop working on permanent basis)
- retirar verb (to retreat from action or danger)
- retirar-se verb (sports: sports player stop playing their sport and in competitions)
- retirar-se verb (to retreat from action or danger)
Chinese Cantonese
1 entries- 退休 verb (to stop working on permanent basis)
Chinese Mandarin
3 entries- 引退 verb (to stop working on permanent basis)
- 退下 verb (to stop working on permanent basis)
- 退休 verb (to stop working on permanent basis)
Czech
2 entries- jít do důchodu verb (to stop working on permanent basis)
- odejít do důchodu verb (to stop working on permanent basis)
Danish
1 entries- gå på pension verb (to stop working on permanent basis)
Dutch
1 entries- met pensioen gaan verb (to stop working on permanent basis)
Esperanto
2 entries- retiriĝi verb (to stop working on permanent basis)
- retiriĝi verb (to retreat from action or danger)
Finnish
4 entries- eläköityä verb (to stop working on permanent basis)
- jäädä eläkkeelle verb (to stop working on permanent basis)
- lopettaa verb (to cease use or production of something)
- luopua verb (cricket: to voluntarily stop batting before being dismissed)
French
2 entries- prendre sa retraite verb (to stop working on permanent basis)
- se retirer verb (to stop working on permanent basis)
Galician
2 entries- retirarse verb (sports: sports player stop playing their sport and in competitions)
- xubilar verb (to stop working on permanent basis)
Georgian
2 entries- პენსიაზე გადის verb (to stop working on permanent basis)
- პენსიაზე გასვლა verb (to stop working on permanent basis)
German
4 entries- Karriere beenden verb (sports: sports player stop playing their sport and in competitions)
- in Pension gehen verb (to stop working on permanent basis)
- in Rente gehen verb (to stop working on permanent basis)
- in den Ruhestand gehen verb (to stop working on permanent basis)
Greek
1 entries- συνταξιοδοτούμαι verb (to stop working on permanent basis)
Hebrew
1 entries- פרש verb (to stop working on permanent basis)
Hindi
1 entries- सेवानिवृत्ति verb (to stop working on permanent basis)
Hungarian
1 entries- nyugdíjba megy verb (to stop working on permanent basis)
Icelandic
2 entries- draga sig í hlé verb (to retreat from action or danger)
- setjast í helgan stein verb (to stop working on permanent basis)
Irish
4 entries- cúlaigh verb (to retreat from action or danger)
- téigh ar gcúl verb (to go back or return)
- téigh ar gcúl verb (to retreat from action or danger)
- téigh ar scor verb (to stop working on permanent basis)
Italian
1 entries- ritirarsi verb (to stop working on permanent basis)
Japanese
2 entries- 引退する verb (to stop working on permanent basis)
- 退職する verb (to stop working on permanent basis)
Kabuverdianu
2 entries- apuzenta verb (to stop working on permanent basis)
- apuzentá verb (to stop working on permanent basis)
Khmer
2 entries- ចូលនិវត្តន៍ verb (to stop working on permanent basis)
- រ៉ឺត្រែត verb (to stop working on permanent basis)
Korean
1 entries- 퇴직하다 verb (to stop working on permanent basis)
Latin
2 entries- abire verb (to stop working on permanent basis)
- secedo verb (to stop working on permanent basis)
Māori
3 entries- tāoki verb (to stop working on permanent basis)
- whakatahi verb (to retreat from action or danger)
- whakatūnguru verb (to cause to retire, to deem as no longer qualified for active service)
Navajo
1 entries- naanish yoołbįįh verb (to stop working on permanent basis)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- pensjonere verb (to stop working on permanent basis)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- pensjonere verb (to stop working on permanent basis)
Old English
1 entries- būgan verb (to withdraw; to take away)
Polish
3 entries- kończyć karierę verb (sports: sports player stop playing their sport and in competitions)
- przejść na emeryturę verb (to stop working on permanent basis)
- zakończyć karierę verb (sports: sports player stop playing their sport and in competitions)
Portuguese
4 entries- aposentar-se verb (to stop working on permanent basis)
- aposentar-se verb (sports: sports player stop playing their sport and in competitions)
- reformar-se verb (to stop working on permanent basis)
- retirar-se verb (to go back or return)
Russian
2 entries- выходи́ть в отста́вку verb (to stop working on permanent basis)
- выходи́ть на пе́нсию verb (to stop working on permanent basis)
Slovak
1 entries- odísť do dôchodku verb (to stop working on permanent basis)
Spanish
2 entries- jubilar verb (to stop working on permanent basis)
- retirarse verb (sports: sports player stop playing their sport and in competitions)
Swedish
1 entries- gå i pension verb (to stop working on permanent basis)
Tagalog
1 entries- magretiro verb (to stop working on permanent basis)
Thai
3 entries- รีไทร์ verb (to stop working on permanent basis)
- เกษียณ verb (to stop working on permanent basis)
- เกษียณอายุ verb (to stop working on permanent basis)
Vietnamese
2 entries- hồi hưu verb (to stop working on permanent basis)
- về hưu verb (to stop working on permanent basis)
Walloon
1 entries- prinde si pinsion verb (to stop working on permanent basis)
Welsh
1 entries- ymddeol verb (to stop working on permanent basis)
Sample sentences
37 total sentences available.
When I retire, I'd like to spend the rest of my life in the country.
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Most people retire at the age of sixty.
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Such a judge may as well retire from his job.
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