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