retirer

English

Etymology

to retire + -er

Noun

retirer (plural retirers)

1. Someone who retires
   • 1993 February 8, Nicholas Timmins, “Tory MP puts case for later retirement”:

     And the pension should be re-cast by providing more to the over-80s - those who retired in the Sixties and Seventies who are much worse off than later retirers

   • 2009 August 19, Judy Battista, “In Another U-Turn, Favre Un-Retires”, New York Times:

     And so Favre, serial retirer, unretired for the second time in less than two years Tuesday, joining the Vikings for a contract that ESPN reported was worth $12 million this season and $13 million in 2010 — if he does not retire again.

Related terms

• retiree
• retirement

Anagrams

• terrier

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French

Pronunciation

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Verb

retirer

1. To take off; to remove (e.g. clothes)

   Elle retira sa culotte.

   She took off her panties.

2. To withdraw; to get out; to take out (money)

   J'ai retiré 50 euros pour ce soir, j'espère que ça suffira.

   I took out 50 euros for tonight, I hope that'll be enough.

3. (reflexive, se retirer) To retire

Related terms

• retrait
• retraire
• tirer

Conjugation

   Conjugation of retirer (see also Appendix:French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		retirer			avoir retiré
gerund		en retirant			en ayant retiré
present participle		retirant
past participle		retiré
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		je (j’)	tu	il	nous	vous	ils
simple tenses	present	retire	retires	retire	retirons	retirez	retirent
	imperfect	retirais	retirais	retirait	retirions	retiriez	retiraient
	past historic1	retirai	retiras	retira	retirâmes	retirâtes	retirèrent
	future	retirerai	retireras	retirera	retirerons	retirerez	retireront
	conditional	retirerais	retirerais	retirerait	retirerions	retireriez	retireraient
compound tenses	present perfect	Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	pluperfect	Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	past anterior1	Use the past historic tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	future perfect	Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	conditional perfect	Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle
subjunctive		que je (j’)	que tu	qu’il	que nous	que vous	qu’ils
simple tenses	present	retire	retires	retire	retirions	retiriez	retirent
	imperfect1	retirasse	retirasses	retirât	retirassions	retirassiez	retirassent
compound tenses	past	Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
	pluperfect1	Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nous	vous	–
		—	retire	—	retirons	retirez	—
1literary tenses

Anagrams

• terrier