retire

Definition

Examples

After forty years of dedicated service, our head engineer plans to retire next month.

Word Family

Synonyms

• stop workinghaving a meaning similar to retire
• step asidehaving a meaning similar to retire

Collocations

• Easy retire at age sixty-five
  to retire at age sixty-five, meaning to go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position
• Medium retire from the corporate board after decades
  to retire from the corporate board after decades, meaning to go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position
• Hard retire outstanding debt obligations ahead of schedule
  to retire outstanding debt obligations ahead of schedule, meaning to go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position
• Very Hard retire gracefully from the limelight without regret
  to retire gracefully from the limelight without regret, meaning to go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position