retire: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 6 letter points · starts with R · ends with E
Meaning of retire
verb
- intransitive
To stop working on a permanent basis, usually because of old age or illness.
Example: Having made a large fortune, he retired.
- intransitive
To stop playing their sport and in competitions a sports player.
Example: I have decided to retire from football at the end of the season after the World Cup.
- reflexive, sometimes, transitive
To withdraw; to take away.
- transitive
To cease use or production of something.
Example: The steamship made thousands of trips over several decades before it was retired by the shipping company.
Listed forms: retires, retiring, retired.
Source: Wiktionary — retire.
noun
A place to which one retires.
- rare
The act of retiring, or the state of being retired.
- dated
A call sounded on a bugle, announcing to skirmishers that they are to retire, or fall back.
Example: At the retire, the cavalry fell back.
Listed forms: retires.
Source: Wiktionary — retire.
verb
- US, transitive
To fit (a vehicle) with new tires.
Listed forms: retires, retiring, retired, retyre.
Source: Wiktionary — retire.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for retire.
verb
withdraw from active participation
verb
pull back or move away or backward
verb
break from a meeting or gathering
verb
lose interest
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is retire in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of retire
R(1) + E(1) + T(1) + I(1) + R(1) + E(1) = 6 points.
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Anagrams of retire
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
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Shorter words from retire
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