RETIRED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does retired mean? 

• RETIRED (adjective)
  The adjective RETIRED has 1 sense:

1. no longer active in your work or profession

  Familiarity information: RETIRED used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• RETIRED (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

No longer active in your work or profession

Similar:

inactive (not engaged in full-time work)

 Context examples 

He retired, came to London, and again acquired an evil name.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

She went to bed soon after this, and Mrs. Steerforth retired too.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

It was evening when I arrived, and I retired to a hiding-place among the fields that surround it to meditate in what manner I should apply to you.

(Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)

Laurie retired to the window, and Jo told her story.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

All the house was still; for I believe all, except St. John and myself, were now retired to rest.

(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)

NDC codes change often as companies merge, new products are introduced, and drugs are retired.

(FDA National Drug Code, NCI Thesaurus)

It was quarter-past ten when she closed her book, fastened the shutters, and retired.

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

At five o'clock the two ladies retired to dress, and at half-past six Elizabeth was summoned to dinner.

(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)

I waited until midnight, but there was no sign of his return, so I retired to my room.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Nothing can stand more retired from the road than Maple Grove.

(Emma, by Jane Austen)