retireとは

語源 1

From Middle French retirer (“draw back”), from prefix re- (“back”), + verb tirer (“draw, pull”), from Old French tirer, tirier (“to draw out, arrange, adorn”), from tire, tiere (“row, rank, order, dress”) of Germanic origin akin to 古期英語 and Old Saxon tīr (“fame, glory, ornament”), 古期英語 tīer (“rank, row”), Old High German ziari, zēri (“ornament”), German Zier (“ornament, adornment”), German zieren (“to adorn”). More at tier.

動詞

retire (三人称単数 現在形 retires, 現在分詞 retiring, 過去形および過去分詞形 retired)

1. (intransitive) To stop working on a permanent basis, usually because of old age or illness.

   Having made a large fortune, he retired.

   He wants to retire at 55.

2. (transitive, sometimes reflexive) To withdraw; to take away.
   • Sir Philip Sidney

     He […] retired himself, his wife, and children into a forest.

   • Sir J. Davies

     As when the sun is present all the year, / And never doth retire his golden ray.

3. (transitive) To cease use or production of something

   The steamship made thousands of trips over several decades before it was retired by the shipping company

4. (transitive) To withdraw from circulation, or from the market; to take up and pay

   The central bank retired those notes five years ago.

5. (transitive) To cause to retire; specifically, to designate as no longer qualified for active service; to place on the retired list

   The board retired the old major.

6. (transitive, cricket, of a batsman) To voluntarily stop batting before being dismissed so that the next batsman can bat

   Jones retired in favour of Smith.

7. (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

   Jones retired Smith 6-3.

8. (intransitive) To go back or return; to withdraw or retreat, especially from public view; to go into privacy

   I will retire to the study.

   to retire from the world

   to retire from the public eye

9. (intransitive) To retreat from action or danger; to withdraw for safety or pleasure

   to retire from battle

   The regiment retired from the fray after the Major was killed.

10. (intransitive) To recede; to fall or bend back

    Past the point, the shore retires into a sequence of coves.

11. (intransitive) To go to bed.

    I will retire for the night.

名詞

retire (複数形 retires)

1. (まれに) The act of retiring, or the state of being retired
2. a place to which one retires.
3. (dated) A call sounded on a bugle, announcing to skirmishers that they are to retire, or fall back.

   At the retire, the cavalry fell back.

派生語

• retiree
• retirement
• retirer
• (cricket): retire hurt

関連する語

• tirer

語源 2

re- +‎ tire

別の表記

• retyre

動詞

retire (三人称単数 現在形 retires, 現在分詞 retiring, 過去形および過去分詞形 retired)

1. (transitive) To fit (a vehicle) with new tires.

アナグラム

• Terrie, reiter, retier