Meanings
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1
adj
No longer working, especially because of having reached old age.
My neighbour is a retired teacher who now spends her days gardening.
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2
verb
Past tense of retire: stopped working permanently.
He retired from the army after thirty years of service.
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3
adj
No longer in use.
Jackie Robinson's number 42 is a retired number across all major league teams.
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Word family
Derived forms
nonretiredpreretiredretiredlyretirednesssemiretiredunretired
Etymology
From retire + -ed.