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Definition of Retired
Retired

of Retire

Private; secluded; quiet; as, a retired life; a person of retired habits.

Withdrawn from active duty or business; as, a retired officer; a retired physician.

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Retired Quotations

Am I still in uniform? Then I ain't retired.
Pete Rose

I am convinced that the best service a retired general can perform is to turn in his tongue along with his suit and to mothball his opinions.
Omar N. Bradley

Right up until the time I retired at age 37, I felt like there were still things that I could do better.
Julius Erving

Study until twenty-five, investigation until forty, profession until sixty, at which age I would have him retired on a double allowance.
Thomas Moore

The plan was criticized by some retired military officers embedded in TV studios. But with every advance by our coalition forces, the wisdom of that plan becomes more apparent.
Dick Cheney

And when I retired, trust me, not only did Nolan Ryan, but the entire Ryan family had withdrawals from baseball. And it was tough.
Nolan Ryan

I started beach football in Monte Carlo when I retired from football in 1997. I liked the game very much.
Eric Cantona

My own mentality is that I've retired. They send me these scripts and if I absolutely have to do it, then I go to work.
Michael Caine

I've got too many of my friends that retired and went home and got on a rocking chair, and about a year and a half later, I'm always going to the cemetery.
Red Adair

They are at the end of the gallery; retired to their tea and scandal, according to their ancient custom.
William Congreve

Retired Translations

retired in Dutch is gepensioneerd, rustend, in ruste
retired in Italian is pensionato
retired in Portuguese is aposentado
retired in Spanish is pensionado, jubilado
retired in Swedish is pensionerad


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