adj
Meaning 1
Secluded from society (of a lifestyle, activity etc.); private, quiet.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- I lead a retired lifestyle.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
retired
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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UK: /ɹɪˈtaɪəd/
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US: /ɹɪˈtaɪəɹd/
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rhymes with -aɪə(ɹ)d
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CMU ARPABET: R IH0 T AY1 R D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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CMU ARPABET 2: R IY0 T AY1 ER0 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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CMU ARPABET 3: R IY0 T AY1 R D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Of a place, far from civilization, not able to be easily seen or accessed; secluded.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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adj
Meaning 3
Having left employment, especially on reaching pensionable age. (of people)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- The retired workers are a major expense due to their pensions.
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adj
Meaning 4
No longer in use or production.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Following Jackie Robinson's success, his uniform number, 42, became a retired number across all major league teams.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 5
simple past and past participle of retire
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
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adjective satellite
Meaning 6
no longer active in your work or profession
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English tire English retire English -ed English retired From retire + -ed.
Across languages
Translations
26 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: уединен (uedinen) — secluded from society
- Bulgarian: уединен (uedinen) — far from civilization, secluded
- Finnish: syrjäinen — far from civilization, secluded
- Arabic: مُتَقَاعِد (mutaqāʕid) — having left employment
- Asturian: xubiláu — having left employment
- Bulgarian: пенсиони́ран (pensioníran) — having left employment
- Catalan: jubilat — having left employment
- Finnish: eläkkeellä oleva — having left employment
- Finnish: eläkeläinen — having left employment
- French: retraité — having left employment
- French: à la retraite — having left employment
- Galician: xubilado — having left employment
- German: im Ruhestand — having left employment
- Hindi: सेवानिवृत्त (sevānivŕtt) — having left employment
- Italian: pensionato — having left employment
- Korean: 은퇴하다 (euntoehada) — having left employment
- Latin: umbraticus — having left employment
- Norwegian Bokmål: avgått — having left employment
- Persian: بازنشسته (bâznešaste) — having left employment
- Polish: emerytowany — having left employment
- Portuguese: aposentado — having left employment
- Portuguese: reformado — having left employment
- Russian: отставно́й (otstavnój) — having left employment
- Spanish: jubilado — having left employment
- Swedish: pensionerad — having left employment
- Vietnamese: hồi hưu — having left employment
Real reading context