リタイアritaia

1. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbretirement
2. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbretiring (from a race, match, etc.); dropping out

• Synonym引退いんたいNeutralLeaving a career, post, or long-running activity, as in 「現役引退」; an ordinary employee retiring is usually 「退職」, and it never means dropping out of a race midway.
• Synonym隠居いんきょNeutralLiving quietly in retirement, with a leisurely, settled feel 「リタイア」 lacks; in prewar usage it also meant surrendering the family headship.
• Synonym棄権きけんNeutralWaiving a right such as voting or taking part in a contest, stressing deliberate abstention; 「リタイア」 usually means pulling out partway through a race.
• Related降りるおりるNeutralA verb: basically to come down from a height or get off a bus, but also to step down or quit, as in 「役を降りる」; far broader in use than 「リタイア」.
• Antonym参加さんかNeutralJoining a contest, event, or group; the direction is the opposite of 「リタイア」, which is dropping out of a race.
• Antonym続行ぞっこうNeutralCarrying on without interruption; the direct opposite of 「リタイア」 pulling out of a race midway.
• Antonym継続けいぞくNeutralKeeping a state going as it is; the opposite of 「リタイア」 retiring or quitting, and it applies to a wider range of things than 「続行」.

Use 「リタイア」 for retiring or dropping out of a race midway. For leaving a career or long activity say 「引退」; for waiving a right or entry say 「棄権」; 「降りる」 covers stepping down and more. Antonyms: 「参加」, 「続行」, 「継続」.

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1. 引退いんたいすること。退職たいしょくすること。
2. レース、競技きょうぎの途中とちゅうで何なんらかの事情じじょうにより退場たいじょう、棄権きけんすること。