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