I. ˈret verb
( ret·ted ; ret·ting )
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle Dutch
Date: 14th century
transitive verb
: to soak (as flax) to loosen the fiber from the woody tissue
intransitive verb
: to become retted
II. abbreviation
retired
I. ˈret verb
( ret·ted ; ret·ting )
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle Dutch
Date: 14th century
transitive verb
: to soak (as flax) to loosen the fiber from the woody tissue
intransitive verb
: to become retted
II. abbreviation
retired
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary. Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster. 2003