verb · neutral
retire
UK/rɪˈtaɪə(r)/US/rɪˈtaɪɚ/ri·TIRE
Band 4-5speakingtask2
to stop working permanently, especially because of age
Examples
“My father plans to retire next year at sixty-five.”
“After she retired, she volunteered at the community centre.”
“Many people now save money early to retire comfortably.”
Band 8 sentence
“He retired from his teaching post after thirty-five years and immediately began mentoring young teachers.”
Collocations
- retire at (age)
- retire from work
- take early retirement
Word family
retire verbretirement nounretired adjective
Common mistakes
I will retire last year.→I retired last year.
He will retire on 60.→He will retire at 60.
Say it for a higher band
5stop work→6give up work→7+retire
Synonyms
step down
Easily confused
retirement
“After retirement, she moved to the countryside.”
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