My father is retiring next spring.
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Retiring
//ɹəˈtaɪ(ə)ɹɪŋ//
Synonyms for "retiring" (120 found)
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introvertedlonelylowlymeekmodestnavicularnaviformoffisholympianoutgoingprivatequietrabbityrecedingreclusiveremoteremovedrepressedreservedrestrained
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Adjective(5 words)
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6 translations across 3 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- затворен adj (preferring their own company, liking privacy)
- необщителен adj (preferring their own company, liking privacy)
Greek
1 entries- απομακρυσμένος adj (preferring their own company, liking privacy)
Māori
3 entries- hūnguengue adj (preferring their own company, liking privacy)
- hūnguengue adj (preferring their own company, liking privacy)
- ngākau tōngā adj (preferring their own company, liking privacy)
Sample sentences
15 total sentences available.
A farewell party was held in honor of the retiring executive.
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Before retiring he usually dumps the chicken feed from all his pockets onto the table.
Source: tatoeba (299300)
Beyond the Right's populism and the dispersion of the Left which have made this situation possible, I take full responsibility for this defeat and draw the necessary conclusions by retiring from political life after the end of the presidential election.
Source: tatoeba (433003)
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