English Dictionary

retire

IPA（発音記号）

/ɹəˈtaɪə(ɹ)/

動詞

自動詞 再帰形 時々 他動詞 打者 所有格

(intransitive) To stop working on a permanent basis, usually because of old age or illness. / (transitive, sometimes reflexive) To withdraw; to take away.

日本語の意味

定年退職する、または高齢や病気により仕事を永久に辞める / 引き下がる、撤退する、あるいは（何かを）取り除く

After forty years of teaching, Professor Lewis plans to retire at the end of the academic year.

ルイス教授は40年間教えた後、学年末に退職する予定です。

意味（1）

(intransitive) To stop working on a permanent basis, usually because of old age or illness.

Having made a large fortune, he retired.

意味（2）

(transitive, sometimes reflexive) To withdraw; to take away.

He […] retired himself, his wife, and children into a forest.

意味（3）

(transitive) To cease use or production of something.

The steamship made thousands of trips over several decades before it was retired by the shipping company.

意味（4）

(transitive) To withdraw from circulation, or from the market; to take up and pay.

The central bank retired those notes five years ago.

意味（5）

(transitive) To cause to retire; specifically, to designate as no longer qualified for active service; to place on the retired list.

The board retired the old major.

意味（6）

(intransitive, cricket, of a batsman) To voluntarily stop batting before being dismissed so that the next batsman can bat.

Jones retired in favour of Smith.

意味（7）

(transitive, baseball, of a fielder) To make a play which results in a runner or the batter being out, either by means of a put out, fly out or strikeout.

Jones retired Smith 6-3.

意味（8）

(intransitive) To go back or return; to withdraw or retreat, especially from public view; to go into privacy.

I will retire to the study.

意味（9）

(intransitive) To retreat from action or danger; to withdraw for safety or pleasure.

to retire from battle

意味（10）

(intransitive) To recede; to fall or bend back.

Past the point, the shore retires into a sequence of coves.

意味（11）

(intransitive) To go to bed.

I will retire for the night.

意味（12）

(transitive) To remove or cease to use.

When a hurricane becomes so deadly or destructive that future use would be insensitive, officials may retire the name of the hurricane.

retires （ present singular third-person ）

retiring （ participle present ）

retired （ participle past ）

retired （ past ）