retire
gb/ɹɪtˈaɪɚ/ us/ɹɪtˈaɪɚ/
A2
ఆంగ్లం
~ 2500
అర్థాలు
0 అర్థాలు
క్రియ
A2
action
1
Stop working permanently
To stop working for the rest of your life, often because you are old enough.
వాడుక నమూనా:
to retire from [a job/company]
సాధారణ తప్పు:
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.
పర్యాయపదాలు
resign (Resign means to leave a job, but not necessarily permanently or due to age.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
start work (The opposite in terms of life stage or employment status.)
పదకలయికలు
retire early
|retire at 65
|retire from work
|plan to retire
|forced to retire
విషయాలు
work
|life stages
|daily life
|daily_life
ఉదాహరణలు
- 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.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- 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.
క్రియ
B1
action
2
Withdraw before completion
To leave a game, race, or position before it ends.
వాడుక నమూనా:
to retire from [a match/competition/position]
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners sometimes think this means ending a career, but in sports it can mean leaving just one game early.
పర్యాయపదాలు
withdraw (Neutral term for leaving an activity before it is finished.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
continue (To keep taking part until the end.)
పదకలయికలు
retire hurt
|retire from the match
|forced to retire
|retire mid-season
విషయాలు
sports
|work
|events
|core_vocabulary
ఉదాహరణలు
- 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.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- 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.
క్రియ
B2
action
3
Go somewhere private or quiet
To leave and go to a quiet place, usually to rest or sleep.
వాడుక నమూనా:
to retire to [a place]
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners may confuse this with 'quit' or 'stop working'; here it means simply going somewhere quieter or private.
పర్యాయపదాలు
withdraw (Can mean moving away from a place or group, but not always to rest.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
enter (To go into a place, often public or active.)
పదకలయికలు
retire to bed
|retire to one's room
|retire for the night
విషయాలు
daily life
|home
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
ఉదాహరణలు
- 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.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- 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.
క్రియ
technical
C1
action
4
Remove player from play (baseball)
In baseball, to make an opposing player out so they cannot keep playing that turn.
పర్యాయపదాలు
put out (Common baseball term for making an out.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
keep in play (To allow the player to continue their turn.)
పదకలయికలు
retire the side
|retire the batter
విషయాలు
sports
ఉదాహరణలు
- The pitcher retired the side in order.
- He retired three batters in a row.
- They managed to retire the runner at second base.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- The pitcher retired the batter.
- They retired the side quickly.
- He retired three players this inning.
వ్యాకరణం
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retire
IPA
GB/ɹɪtˈaɪɚ/
US/ɹɪtˈaɪɚ/
అక్షరఖండాలు & ఒత్తు
re - tire (2 అక్షరఖండాలు)
Stress on 2nd syllable (tire)
పద రూపాలు
Verb
- Base: retire
- 3rd Person Singular: retires
- Present Participle: retiring
- Past: retired
సంబంధిత పదాలు
Forms
retires
verb
retiring
verb
retired
verb
Core family
retirement
noun B1
Related words
retiree
noun B1
పదప్రయోగాలు
retire for the night
1/ɹɪtˈaɪɚ fɚ ðə nˈaɪt/
fixed phrase
Go to bed for sleep
To go to bed at night to sleep.
ఉదాహరణలు
- 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.
ఉదాహరణలు
- 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.
ఉదాహరణలు
- After his last film, the actor chose to retire into obscurity.
- She retired into obscurity after leaving politics.