retirer

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English

Etymology

From retire +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

Noun

retirer (plural retirers)

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

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French

Etymology

First attested circa 1073, from re- +‎ tirer.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁə.ti.ʁe/
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Verb

retirer

  1. to take off; to remove (e.g. clothes)
    Elle retira sa chemise.
    She took off her shirt.
  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) to retire
  4. (reflexive) to remove, to pull out

Conjugation

Conjugation of retirer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple retirer
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple retirant
/ʁə.ti.ʁɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle retiré
/ʁə.ti.ʁe/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present retire
/ʁə.tiʁ/ 		retires
/ʁə.tiʁ/ 		retire
/ʁə.tiʁ/ 		retirons
/ʁə.ti.ʁɔ̃/ 		retirez
/ʁə.ti.ʁe/ 		retirent
/ʁə.tiʁ/
imperfect retirais
/ʁə.ti.ʁɛ/ 		retirais
/ʁə.ti.ʁɛ/ 		retirait
/ʁə.ti.ʁɛ/ 		retirions
/ʁə.ti.ʁjɔ̃/ 		retiriez
/ʁə.ti.ʁje/ 		retiraient
/ʁə.ti.ʁɛ/
past historic2 retirai
/ʁə.ti.ʁe/ 		retiras
/ʁə.ti.ʁa/ 		retira
/ʁə.ti.ʁa/ 		retirâmes
/ʁə.ti.ʁam/ 		retirâtes
/ʁə.ti.ʁat/ 		retirèrent
/ʁə.ti.ʁɛʁ/
future retirerai
/ʁə.ti.ʁə.ʁe/ 		retireras
/ʁə.ti.ʁə.ʁa/ 		retirera
/ʁə.ti.ʁə.ʁa/ 		retirerons
/ʁə.ti.ʁə.ʁɔ̃/ 		retirerez
/ʁə.ti.ʁə.ʁe/ 		retireront
/ʁə.ti.ʁə.ʁɔ̃/
conditional retirerais
/ʁə.ti.ʁə.ʁɛ/ 		retirerais
/ʁə.ti.ʁə.ʁɛ/ 		retirerait
/ʁə.ti.ʁə.ʁɛ/ 		retirerions
/ʁə.ti.ʁə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		retireriez
/ʁə.ti.ʁə.ʁje/ 		retireraient
/ʁə.ti.ʁə.ʁɛ/
(compound
tenses) 		present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses) 		present retire
/ʁə.tiʁ/ 		retires
/ʁə.tiʁ/ 		retire
/ʁə.tiʁ/ 		retirions
/ʁə.ti.ʁjɔ̃/ 		retiriez
/ʁə.ti.ʁje/ 		retirent
/ʁə.tiʁ/
imperfect2 retirasse
/ʁə.ti.ʁas/ 		retirasses
/ʁə.ti.ʁas/ 		retirât
/ʁə.ti.ʁa/ 		retirassions
/ʁə.ti.ʁa.sjɔ̃/ 		retirassiez
/ʁə.ti.ʁa.sje/ 		retirassent
/ʁə.ti.ʁas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — retire
/ʁə.tiʁ/ 		— retirons
/ʁə.ti.ʁɔ̃/ 		retirez
/ʁə.ti.ʁe/ 		—
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
  • past historic → present perfect
  • past anterior → pluperfect
  • imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
  • pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

(Christopher Kendris , Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

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Middle French

Etymology

From Old French retirer, from re- + tirer.

Verb

retirer

  1. to go; to travel (chiefly to a place where one has already been)
    • 1540, L'établissement de la fête de la conception Notre-Dame dite la fête aux Normands:
      Icy faisons trop long arrest,
      Retirons vers nostre maison
      We've stayed here too long
      Let's go home

Conjugation

  • Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
Conjugation of retirer
infinitive simple retirer
compound avoir + past participle
present participle1 or gerund2 simple retirant
compound present participle or gerund of avoir + past participle
past participle retiré
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative ie (i’) tu il, elle nous vous ilz, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present retire retires retire retirons retirez retirent
imperfect retirois, retiroys retirois, retiroys retiroit, retiroyt retirions, retiryons retiriez, retiryez retiroient, retiroyent
past historic retira retiras retira retirasmes retirastes retirerent
future retirerai, retireray retireras retirera retirerons retirerez retireront
conditional retirerois, retireroys retirerois, retireroys retireroit, retireroyt retirerions, retireryons retireriez, retireryez retireroient, retireroyent
(compound
tenses) 		present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que ie (i’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ilz, qu’elles
(simple
tenses) 		present retire retires retire retirons retirez retirent
imperfect retirasse retirasses retirast retirassions retirassiez retirassent
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — retire — retirons retirez —
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The present participle was variable in gender and number until the 17th century (Anne Sancier-Château , Une esthétique nouvelle: Honoré d'Urfé, correcteur de l'Astrée, p. 179). The French Academy would eventually declare it not to be declined in 1679.
2 The gerund was held to be invariable by grammarians of the early 17th century, and was usable with preposition en, as in Modern French, although the preposition was not mandatory (Anne Sancier-Château , op. cit., p. 180).

Descendants

  • French: retirer
  • → English: retire

References

  • retirer on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330–1500) (in French)

Norwegian Bokmål

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retirer

  1. imperative of retirere

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retirer

  1. imperative of retirere

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