retired
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/ɹɪˈtaɪəd/(UK)
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/ɹɪˈtaɪəd/(UK) · /ɹɪˈtaɪəɹd/(US)
Definition of retired
5 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
adj
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Secluded from society (of a lifestyle, activity etc.); private, quiet.
“I lead a retired lifestyle.”
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adj
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Secluded from society (of a lifestyle, activity etc.); private, quiet.
“I lead a retired lifestyle.”
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Of a place, far from civilization, not able to be easily seen or accessed; secluded.
“The little stone Saint occupied a retired niche in a side aisle of the old cathedral.”
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Having left employment, especially on reaching pensionable age. (of people)
“The retired workers are a major expense due to their pensions.”
“Although he is now freed from responsibility for the '390s', they are still fixtures of everyday life for the retired Hertfordshire resident living alongside the WCML. "If you stand on the end of the Up Fast platform at Berkhamsted, watching it go round that corner - the sharpest curve it takes anywhere - you just think, 'wow!'”
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No longer in use or production.
“Following Jackie Robinson's success, his uniform number, 42, became a retired number across all major league teams.”
verb
- (form-of, participle, past)simple past and past participle of retire
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From retire + -ed.
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