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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Retired \Re*tired"\, a.
     1. Private; secluded; quiet; as, a retired life; a person of
        retired habits.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              A retired part of the peninsula.      --Hawthorne.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Withdrawn from active duty or business; as, a retired
        officer; a retired physician.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Retired flank (Fort.), a flank bent inward toward the rear
        of the work.
  
     Retired list (Mil. & Naval), a list of officers, who, by
        reason of advanced age or other disability, are relieved
        from active service, but still receive a specified amount
        of pay from the government.
        [1913 Webster] -- Re*tired"ly, adv. -- Re*tired"ness,
        n.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Retire \Re*tire"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Retired; p. pr. & vb.
     n. Retiring.] [F. retirer; pref. re- re- + tirer to draw.
     See Tirade.]
     1. To withdraw; to take away; -- sometimes used reflexively.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              He . . . retired himself, his wife, and children
              into a forest.                        --Sir P.
                                                    Sidney.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              As when the sun is present all the year,
              And never doth retire his golden ray. --Sir J.
                                                    Davies.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To withdraw from circulation, or from the market; to take
        up and pay; as, to retire bonds; to retire a note.
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     3. To cause to retire; specifically, to designate as no
        longer qualified for active service; to place on the
        retired list; as, to retire a military or naval officer.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Retire \Re*tire"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Retired; p. pr. & vb.
     n. Retiring.] [F. retirer; pref. re- re- + tirer to draw.
     See Tirade.]
     1. To withdraw; to take away; -- sometimes used reflexively.
  
              He . . . retired himself, his wife, and children
              into a forest.                        --Sir P.
                                                    Sidney.
  
              As when the sun is present all the year, And never
              doth retire his golden ray.           --Sir J.
                                                    Davies.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Retired \Re*tired"\, a.
     1. Private; secluded; quiet; as, a retired life; a person of
        retired habits.
  
              A retired part of the peninsula.      --Hawthorne.
  
     2. Withdrawn from active duty or business; as, a retired
        officer; a retired physician.
  
     Retired flank (Fort.), a flank bent inward toward the rear
        of the work.
  
     Retired list (Mil. & Naval), a list of officers, who, by
        reason of advanced age or other disability, are relieved
        from active service, but still receive a specified amount
        of pay from the government. -- Re*tired"ly, adv. --
        Re*tired"ness, n.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  retired
       adj 1: no longer active in your work or profession
       2: honorably retired from assigned duties and retaining your
          title along with the additional title `emeritus' as in
          `professor emeritus'; `retired from assigned duties' need
          not imply that one is inactive [syn: emeritus]
       3: not allowed to continue to bat or run; "he was tagged out at
          second on a close play"; "he fanned out" [syn: out(p)]
          [ant: safe(p)]
       4: (of a ship) withdrawn from active service; "the ship was
          placed out of service after the war" [syn: out of service]
       5: discharged as too old for use or work; especially with a
          pension; "a superannuated civil servant" [syn: superannuated]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  retired
     a.
     1 secluded from society (of a lifestyle, activity etc.); private,
  quiet. (from 16th c.)
     2 Of a place: far from civilisation, not able to be easily seen or
  accessed; secluded. (from 16th c.)
     vb.
     (infl of en retire  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  retired
     a.
     1 secluded from society (of a lifestyle, activity etc.); private,
  quiet. (from 16th c.)
     2 Of a place: far from civilisation, not able to be easily seen or
  accessed; secluded. (from 16th c.)
     vb.
     (infl of en retire  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  retired
     a.
     1 secluded from society (of a lifestyle, activity etc.); private,
  quiet. (from 16th c.)
     2 Of a place: far from civilisation, not able to be easily seen or
  accessed; secluded. (from 16th c.)
     vb.
     (infl of en retire  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  retired
     a.
     1 secluded from society (of a lifestyle, activity etc.); private,
  quiet. (from 16th c.)
     2 Of a place: far from civilisation, not able to be easily seen or
  accessed; secluded. (from 16th c.)
     vb.
     (infl of en retire  ed-form)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  retired
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm r etire d)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  retired
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en retire ordform=perfpart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb retire)

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  retired /ɹɪtˈaɪəd/
  pensioentrekker, pensionaris

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Retired /ɹɪtˈaɪəd/
  متقاعد

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  retired //ɹɪˈtʌɪəd// 
  1. уединен 2.
  far from civilization, secluded
   3.
  secluded from society
  2. пенсиони́ран
  having left employment