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retire verb

  /ɹəˈtaɪə(ɹ)/ , /ɹəˈtaɪɹ/
  • (intransitive) To stop working on a permanent basis, usually because of old age or illness.
 gå i pension
  • (intransitive) To go back or return; to withdraw or retreat, especially from public view; to go into privacy.
  • (intransitive) To retreat from action or danger; to withdraw for safety or pleasure.
  • (intransitive) To recede; to fall or bend back.
 backa ut
  • (transitive, sometimes, reflexive) To withdraw; to take away.
 hissa
  • (intransitive, cricket, of a batsman) To voluntarily stop batting before being dismissed so that the next batsman can bat.
 avstå
  • (transitive, baseball, of a fielder) To make a play which results in a runner or the batter being out, either by means of a put out, fly out or strikeout. Also, when such an event ends a team's turn at bat.
 bränna
  • (transitive) To cease use or production of something.
 sluta

retirement noun

  /ɹəˈtaɪə(ɹ).mənt/
  • The state of having permanently left one's employment, now especially at reaching pensionable age; the portion of one's life after retiring from one's career. [from 17th c.]
 pensionering

retired adjective

  /ɹɪˈtaɪəd/ , /ɹɪˈtaɪəɹd/
  • Having left employment, especially on reaching pensionable age. [from 16th c.] (of people)
 pensionerad
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