🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

은퇴하다

Pronunciation / Transliteration: eun-toehada

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Retire/rɪˈtaɪər/
verbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1420 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"그는 회사에서 은퇴했습니다."

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1 sense
As verb
  1. 1

    Leave one's job and cease to work, typically upon reaching the normal age for leaving service.

    "He decided to retire at the age of sixty-five."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the French word 'retirer', composed of the prefix 're-' (back) and 'tirer' (to draw, pull), entering Middle English in the 16th century. Historically meaning to withdraw to a place of privacy or safety, it evolved in modern times to specifically denote leaving one's working life permanently upon reaching retirement age.

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