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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
retire
re·tire [retire retires retired retiring] BrE [rɪˈtaɪə(r)] NAmE [rɪˈtaɪər] verb FROM JOB 1. intransitive, transitive to stop doing your job, especially because you have reached a particular age or because you are ill/sick; to tell sb they must stop doing their job •~ (from sth) She was forced to retire early from teaching because of ill health. • He is retiring next year after 30 years with the company. •The company's official retiring age is 65. •~ to sth My dream is to retire to a villa in France. •~ as sth He has no plans to retire as editor of the magazine. •~ sb She was retired on medical grounds. IN SPORT 2. intransitive to stop competing during a game, race, etc, usually because you are injured •~ (from sth) She fell badly, spraining her ankle, and had to retire. •+ adj. He retired hurt in the first five minutes of the game. FROM/TO A PLACE 3. intransitive (formal)to leave a place, especially to go somewhere quieter or more private •The jury retired to consider the evidence. •~ to sth After dinner he likes to retire to his study. OF ARMY 4. intransitive (formal)to move back from a battle in order to organize your soldiers in a different way GO TO BED 5. intransitive (literary)to go to bed •I retired late that evening. IN BASEBALL 6. transitive ~ sb to make a player or team have to stop their turn at batting •He retired twelve batters in a row. Verb forms: Word Origin: mid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘withdraw to a place of safety or seclusion’): from French retirer, from re- ‘back’ + tirer ‘draw’. Thesaurus: retire verb I •He retired after 23 years with the company. leave • • resign • • step down • • stand down • • give/hand in your notice • |informal quit • |AmE business depart • Opp: stay on retire/resign/step down/stand down from a post/position retire/resign/step down/stand down/quit/depart as director/chief executive, etc. retire from/leave/resign from/step down from/stand down from/quit/depart a post/position Example Bank: •As for me, I am quite ready to retire. •He is hoping to retire early on medical grounds. •He recently retired as CEO of the company. •He recently retired as head teacher of their school. •He was medically retired at the age of 55. •I'm hoping to retire in about five years. •In a few years, I'll be eligible to retire. •Most employees retire at 60. •Mr McNeil is due to retire later this month. •She recently retired from teaching. •She retired from the bank last year. •She simply couldn't afford to retire at sixty. •She's on course to retire quite comfortably by the time she's 55. •a newly retired couple •he officially retired from the day-to-day operations of his company. •She has decided to retire from international tennis. •The company's official retiring age is 65.
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