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retired
Betekenis
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- Secluded from society (of a lifestyle, activity etc.); private, quiet.
- Of a place: far from civilisation, not able to be easily seen or accessed; secluded.
- Having left employment, especially on reaching pensionable age. (of people)
- No longer in use or production.
Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/ɹɪˈtaɪəd/
Etymologie
From retire + -ed.
retire
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- To stop working on a permanent basis, usually because of old age or illness.
- To stop playing their sport and in competitions a sports player.
- To withdraw; to take away.
- To cease use or production of something.
- To withdraw from circulation, or from the market; to take up and pay.
- To cause to retire; specifically, to designate as no longer qualified for active service; to place on the retired list.
- To voluntarily stop batting before being dismissed so that the next batsman can bat.
- 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.
- To go back or return; to withdraw or retreat, especially from public view; to go into privacy.
- To retreat from action or danger; to withdraw for safety or pleasure.
- To recede; to fall or bend back.
- To go to bed.
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