retire

verb21 collocationsAvg. frequency: 6.8

Describes someone who has retired a short time ago.

Describes someone who has retired very recently.

To be forced to retire due to health reasons or a medical condition.

A more general and common way to say one must retire.

To intend to retire in the future.

To have to retire due to external pressure or circumstances, such as injury or company policy.

To wish or desire to retire.

To make a firm choice to stop working.

Scheduled or expected to retire at a specific time in the future.

To have enough money or financial resources to be able to stop working.

To make a personal decision to stop working.

To be prepared, financially and mentally, to stop working.

To meet the necessary requirements (e.g., age, years of service) to be able to retire.

Similar to 'be forced to', often implies a legal or contractual requirement to retire.

To stop working before the usual or expected age.

To have stopped working a short time ago.

To stop working in a formal or recognized capacity.

To stop working with enough money to live without financial worries.

Used to specify the age of retirement. e.g., 'retire at 65' (BrE). The phrase 'retire at age 65' is more common in American English (AmE).

Used to specify the company, profession, or activity one is leaving.

Used to specify the job or position someone held before retiring.

Collocations with "retire"

... + retire