retired

retire from (something)

To give up, withdraw from, or conclude one's office, profession, or career permanently, as due to one's age or health. I retired from my job when I turned 65, but I've been doing some consulting work for the company in my retirement to earn a little extra money. I retired from boxing years ago. I'm just a coach, now. He was forced to retire from public office after the scandal.
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retire in (something or some place)

1. To relocate to some city, state, country, etc., when one retires. I know it's a cliché, but I'd love to retire in Florida. More and more people are retiring in Ireland, now that it's economy is back on track.
2. To move into a particular kind of living arrangement when one retires. My parents sold our big family home and retire in a small apartment off the coast of Spain. I have no intention of retiring in some old folks' home, thank you very much.
3. To enter into a particular situation or set of conditions upon one's retirement. I had the misfortune of retiring in a floundering economy, so my investments were either not making as much as I'd been counting on, or else were outright losing money. After working so hard all my life, I'm looking forward to retiring in a life of rest and relaxation.
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retire into (something or some place)

1. To move into a particular kind of living arrangement when one retires. My parents sold our big family home and retired into a small villa off the coast of Spain. I have no intention of retiring into some old folks' home, thank you very much.
2. To enter into a particular situation or set of conditions upon one's retirement. I had the misfortune of retiring into a floundering economy, so my investments were either not making as much as I'd been counting on, or else were outright losing money. After working so hard all my life, I'm looking forward to retiring into a life of rest and relaxation.
3. To withdraw to some location in order to rest or seek seclusion. Ah, what a wonderful meal. Shall we retire into the drawing room, everyone? He retired into a corner of the room, overwhelmed by the number of people at the party.
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retire on (some amount of money)

To have a certain amount of money in one's savings or pension on which one will survive during retirement. I've been putting together a sizable nest egg to retire on once I turn 65. More and more people are finding out that you can't realistically retire on the state-funded pension alone.
See also: amount, of, on, retire

retire to (something or some place)

1. To relocate to some city, state, country, etc., when one retires. I know it's a cliché, but I'd love to retire to Florida. More and more people are retiring to Ireland, now that it's economy is back on track.
2. To move into a particular kind of living arrangement when one retires. My parents sold our big family home and retire to a small apartment off the coast of Spain. I have no intention of retiring to some old folks' home, thank you very much.
3. Withdraw to some location in order to rest or seek seclusion. Ah, what a wonderful meal. Shall we retire to the drawing room, everyone? He retired to a corner of the room, overwhelmed by the number of people at the party.
See also: retire
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • at doorstep
  • at (one's) doorstep
  • at (one's) expense
  • at expense
  • at somebody's expense
  • at someone's expense
  • be remembered as (something)
  • be remembered as/for something
  • be in (one's) good graces
  • be in somebody's good graces
References in periodicals archive
The retired employees announced that they would bring their children along with them for the sit-in outside the BDA chairman's office on April 6, if their pension was not paid by April 5.
BDA pensioners urge govt to help clear their dues
Graph 3: Cognitive function test scores among retired workers and retired non-workers considering their education status.
Retirement: prejudice against future cognitive decline
Korchak, 89, a retired Civil Service employee, died May 29 of heart failure at his home in Wilmington, N.C.
Obituaries
Speaking to Today's Zaman, some of the retired NCOs said that they wanted the General Staff of the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) to remove the inequality in benefits.
Retired NCOs seek to close benefits gap
"The retired people will now be issued with a bank card through which they will be able to withdraw their pensions.
Retirees to receive pension through banks
Patnaik and Justice Swatanter Kumar gave the split verdict on an appeal by the Maharashtra government questioning a Bombay HC order directing amendment to the rules on medical facilities to retired judges and their family members as per its suggestions.
Medical facilities for retired HC judges split apex court
The aim of our paper was to explore the influence of match and player characteristics on the quantity and proportion of retired matches among professional tennis players.
Retired matches among male professional tennis players
The CBA will begin to implement the provisions of AB 431 in the coming months and set up a system for a retired status license.
Retired license legislation for CPAs is a Go
Yao Ming to Retired: Did Injuries Overcome the Gentle Giant?
Yao Ming not to retire: report
Conducted by Vision Critical for the $70 billion Central 1 Credit Union, the survey showed on average, boomers who have not yet retired have $231,000 in assets and expect to retire with $707,000.
Mixed outlook from boomers in Canada
In this report, "retired individuals" are those whose most recent employment was in a postsecondary institution and are not working because they have retired, and those who have retired but are working part time in any sector.
The End of Mandatory Retirement for Doctoral Scientists and Engineers in Postsecondary Institutions: Retirement Patterns 10 Years Later. InfoBrief. NSF 11-302
SEVEN out of 10 people who retired abroad are happy with their decision, with many claiming to be happier than in the UK.
Seven out of ten who retired abroad are happy with their decision to quit UK
ISTANBUL, Feb 23, 2010 (TUR) -- Turkish police detained Monday three more retired military officers under an investigation regarding "Balyoz Plan" allegations.
(GEN) THREE MORE DETENTIONS UNDER "BALYOZ PLAN"
I REFER to the recent payments of backdated commutation to retired police officers.
Unfair decision; Yourview
YOUNGSTERS from across the region can have fun while raising much-needed cash for retired greyhounds at a picnic this weekend.
Retired dog fundraiser