retire
gb/ɹɪtˈaɪɚ/ us/ɹɪtˈaɪɚ/
A2
Αγγλικά
~ 2500
Σημασίες
0 σημασίες
Ρήμα
A2
action
1
Stop working permanently
To stop working for the rest of your life, often because you are old enough.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
to retire from [a job/company]
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes confuse 'retire' with 'resign'. 'Retire' means to stop working forever, usually because of age, while 'resign' means to leave a job but you may work again elsewhere.
Συνώνυμα
resign (Resign means to leave a job, but not necessarily permanently or due to age.)
Αντώνυμα
start work (The opposite in terms of life stage or employment status.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
retire early
|retire at 65
|retire from work
|plan to retire
|forced to retire
Θέματα
work
|life stages
|daily life
|daily_life
Παραδείγματα
- She plans to retire from teaching next year.
- After 40 years with the company, he finally retired.
- Many people dream of retiring early and traveling the world.
- He retired from the army at the age of 50.
- They both retired last summer and moved to the countryside.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- My father will retire next year.
- She wants to retire early.
- He retired from his job in June.
- I will work until I retire.
- They retired and bought a small house.
Ρήμα
B1
action
2
Withdraw before completion
To leave a game, race, or position before it ends.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
to retire from [a match/competition/position]
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes think this means ending a career, but in sports it can mean leaving just one game early.
Συνώνυμα
withdraw (Neutral term for leaving an activity before it is finished.)
Αντώνυμα
continue (To keep taking part until the end.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
retire hurt
|retire from the match
|forced to retire
|retire mid-season
Θέματα
sports
|work
|events
|core_vocabulary
Παραδείγματα
- The player retired from the match due to injury.
- She retired from the board halfway through her term.
- He had to retire hurt in the second set.
- The champion retired after losing the first two rounds.
- They retired from the tournament for personal reasons.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- He retired from the race because he was sick.
- The tennis player retired hurt.
- She retired from the game early.
- They retired from the contest.
- He retired before the end of the match.
Ρήμα
B2
action
3
Go somewhere private or quiet
To leave and go to a quiet place, usually to rest or sleep.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
to retire to [a place]
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners may confuse this with 'quit' or 'stop working'; here it means simply going somewhere quieter or private.
Συνώνυμα
withdraw (Can mean moving away from a place or group, but not always to rest.)
Αντώνυμα
enter (To go into a place, often public or active.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
retire to bed
|retire to one's room
|retire for the night
Θέματα
daily life
|home
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Παραδείγματα
- After dinner, they retired to the living room for coffee.
- Feeling tired, she retired early to bed.
- He retired to his study to work in peace.
- The guests retired upstairs for the night.
- They retired to a quiet corner to talk privately.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- I will retire to my room now.
- She retired early last night.
- They retired to bed after dinner.
- He retired to his office.
- We retired for the night.
Ρήμα
technical
C1
action
4
Remove player from play (baseball)
In baseball, to make an opposing player out so they cannot keep playing that turn.
Συνώνυμα
put out (Common baseball term for making an out.)
Αντώνυμα
keep in play (To allow the player to continue their turn.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
retire the side
|retire the batter
Θέματα
sports
Παραδείγματα
- The pitcher retired the side in order.
- He retired three batters in a row.
- They managed to retire the runner at second base.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- The pitcher retired the batter.
- They retired the side quickly.
- He retired three players this inning.
Γραμματική
Λημματική μορφή
retire
IPA
GB/ɹɪtˈaɪɚ/
US/ɹɪtˈaɪɚ/
Συλλαβές και τόνος
re - tire (2 συλλαβές)
Stress on 2nd syllable (tire)
Τύποι λέξης
Verb
- Base: retire
- 3rd Person Singular: retires
- Present Participle: retiring
- Past: retired
Οικογένεια λέξεων
Forms
retires
verb
retiring
verb
retired
verb
Core family
retirement
noun B1
Related words
retiree
noun B1
Εκφράσεις
retire for the night
1/ɹɪtˈaɪɚ fɚ ðə nˈaɪt/
fixed phrase
Go to bed for sleep
To go to bed at night to sleep.
Παραδείγματα
- It's late — I think I'll retire for the night.
- They all retired for the night after the meeting.
retire hurt
1/ɹɪtˈaɪɚ hˈɚt/
fixed phrase
Leave match due to injury
To stop playing in a sports game because you are injured.
Παραδείγματα
- The cricket batsman had to retire hurt after being struck by the ball.
- She retired hurt in the second set of the tennis match.
retire into obscurity
1/ɹɪtˈaɪɚ ˈɪntu əbskjˈʊɹəti/
fixed phrase
Withdraw from public life completely
To stop being famous and live a private life without public attention.
Παραδείγματα
- After his last film, the actor chose to retire into obscurity.
- She retired into obscurity after leaving politics.