retired
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- (British) IPA: /ɹɪˈtʌɪəd/
retired
- Secluded from society (of a lifestyle, activity etc.); private, quiet. [from 16th c.]
- Of a place: far from civilisation, not able to be easily seen or accessed; secluded. [from 16th c.]
- 1910, Saki, "The Saint and the Goblin", Reginald in Russia:
- The little stone Saint occupied a retired niche in a side aisle of the old cathedral.
- 1910, Saki, "The Saint and the Goblin", Reginald in Russia:
- (of people) Having left employment, especially on reaching pensionable age. [from 16th c.]
- The retired workers are a major expense due to their pensions.
- No longer in use or production.
- Following Jackie Robinson's success, his uniform number, 42, became a retired number across all major league teams.
- French: retraité, à la retraite
- Italian: pensionato
- Portuguese: aposentado, reformado
- Spanish: jubilado
- Simple past tense and past participle of retire
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