retire

/rɪˈtaɪər/ verb [I]

Translation

STOP WORK › to leave your job and stop working, usually because you are old

emekli olmak, emekliye ayrılmak

She retired from the company in 1990.1439

GO formal › to go to another place where you can be alone or more private

yalnız, tek başına kalabileceği bir yere gitmek; inzivaya çekilmek; gitmek; gözden uzak kalmak

After dinner, he retired to his bedroom.1595

(Definition of retire verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

to get rid of something or someone that is not wanted or needed

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