Collocations for retire - verb
ADVERB
early
He is hoping to retire early on medical grounds.
He is hoping to retire early on medical grounds.
recently
She recently retired from teaching.
She recently retired from teaching.
officially
he officially retired from the day-to-day operations of his company.
he officially retired from the day-to-day operations of his company.
comfortably
She's on course to retire quite comfortably by the time she's 55.
She's on course to retire quite comfortably by the time she's 55.
VERB + retire
be forced to,
be obliged to (BrE),
have to
Anderson was forced to retire because of injury at the age of 26.
Anderson was forced to retire because of injury at the age of 26.
be due to,
plan to
Mr McNeil is due to retire later this month.
Mr McNeil is due to retire later this month.
hope to
I'm hoping to retire in about five years.
I'm hoping to retire in about five years.
be ready to
As for me, I am quite ready to retire.
As for me, I am quite ready to retire.
choose to,
decide to
be eligible to
In a few years, I'll be eligible to retire.
be eligible to
In a few years, I'll be eligible to retire.
afford to
She simply couldn't afford to retire at sixty.
She simply couldn't afford to retire at sixty.
PREPOSITION
as
He recently retired as CEO of the company.
He recently retired as CEO of the company.
at
Most employees retire at 60. (BrE)
Most employees retire at age 60. (esp. AmE)
Most employees retire at 60. (BrE)
Most employees retire at age 60. (esp. AmE)
from
She retired from the bank last year.
She retired from the bank last year.
PHRASES
newly retired,
recently retired
a newly retired couple
a newly retired couple
be medically retired
He was medically retired at the age of 55.
He was medically retired at the age of 55.
Retire is used with these nouns as the subject:
employee, jury, minister
employee, jury, minister
Retire is used with these nouns as the object:
batter, debt
batter, debt