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Retire: Meanings, Examples, and Common Usage (2 meaning)

Meaning 1：stop working (retire)

retire 🔊

/rɪˈtaɪər/

to permanently stop working at your job, usually because you are old enough or have worked long enough.

Retire from work: joyful retiree at office party

stop working 🔊

➕

/stɑːp ˈwɜːrkɪŋ/

To permanently stop working at one's job, typically upon reaching retirement age or after a long career.

📁 Category：Social Roles 🔖 Level：Intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

From 're-' (back) + Old French 'tirer' (pull); originally 'to withdraw'.

💡 Mnemonic

Retire = RE + TIRE, you're so tired you need to REtire from work or to bed.

📖 Example

My grandpa will retire next month after working for the same company for 40 years. 🔊 My grandfather will stop working permanently next month after working for the same company for 40 years.

🔗 Collocations

retire from – To leave a job or position permanently.

retire early – To stop working before the usual retirement age.

retire on a pension – To stop working and live on a regular payment from a former employer or the government.

🔄 Synonyms

leave (v.) – To depart from a job permanently.

resign (v.) – To voluntarily give up a job or position.

quit (v.) – To stop doing something, especially a job, often suddenly.

🚫 Antonyms

begin working (v.) – To start a job or career.

start a career (v.) – To begin a professional life.

join the workforce (v.) – To become employed and start working.

🌱 Derivatives

retirement (n.) – The act of retiring from work or a job.

retired (adj.) – Having stopped working permanently.

retiree (n.) – A person who has retired from work.

📖 Cultural Story

From Old French 'retirer' (to draw back); now denotes career end, often marked by farewells and pensions.

Meaning 2：go to bed (retire)

retire 🔊

/rɪˈtaɪər/

to go to bed, especially for the night. It's a formal or old-fashioned way to say it.

Retire to bed: person turning off lamp at night

go to bed 🔊

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/ɡoʊ tuː bɛd/

To go to bed, especially in a formal or old-fashioned context.

📁 Category：Behaviors & Actions 🔖 Level：Advanced

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Example

After a long day of studying, I usually retire to my room by 11 p.m. 🔊 After a long day of studying, I usually go to bed by 11 p.m.

🔗 Collocations

retire to one's room – To go to one's bedroom, usually to sleep.

retire for the night – To go to bed to sleep for the night.

retire early – To go to bed earlier than usual.

🔄 Synonyms

go to bed (v.) – To lie down to sleep.

turn in (v.) – Informal phrase meaning to go to bed.

hit the sack (v.) – Slang for going to sleep.

🚫 Antonyms

wake up (v.) – To stop sleeping and become alert.

get up (v.) – To rise from bed.

rise (v.) – Formal way to get out of bed.