Definitions for retired

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retired re·tired

Spelling: [ri-tahyuh rd]

IPA: /rɪˈtaɪərd/

Retired is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 8 points.

You can make 102 anagrams from letters in retired (deeirrt).

Definitions for retired

noun

1. a place of withdrawal; retreat:
2. retirement or withdrawal, as from worldly matters or the company of others.

adjective

1. withdrawn from or no longer occupied with one's business or profession:
2. due or given a retired person:
3. secluded or sequestered:

verb (used with object)

1. to withdraw from circulation by taking up and paying, as bonds, bills, etc.; redeem.
2. to withdraw or lead back (troops, ships, etc.), as from battle or danger; retreat.
3. to remove from active service or the usual field of activity, as an army officer or business executive.
4. to withdraw (a machine, ship, etc.) permanently from its normal service, usually for scrapping; take out of use.
5. Sports. to put out (a batter, side, etc.).

verb (used without object)

1. to withdraw, or go away or apart, to a place of privacy, shelter, or seclusion:
2. to go to bed:
3. to withdraw from office, business, or active life, usually because of age:
4. to fall back or retreat in an orderly fashion and according to plan, as from battle, an untenable position, danger, etc.
5. to withdraw or remove oneself:

Origin of retired

First recorded in 1580-90; retire + -ed²

Examples for retired

Every one retired to the soup-plate he had scooped in the earth.

He gave them one fire, by which a captain was killed, and retired.

He noted in his address that both his mother and his father are retired NYPD detectives.

The Tampa Bay Times got their hands on a full copy of the letter the retired judge sent to Winston.

A 59-year-old retired subway train driver, who gave his name only as Artist, admitted that he had family members in the NYPD.

Kingozi retired again to his cot; but for a long time he could not get to sleep.

When Mrs. Western retired to her room for the night, it was not to sleep.

She would have retired her into the land of things-one-must-forget.

The young Jordanian pilot comes from a well-known military family in the kingdom and his uncle is a retired major general.

“Barbarism,” said retired NYPD Officer Jim Smith on Thursday.