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What is the difference between “retire to” and “retire from”?

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Rebecca

"Retire to" means that after you are done working permanently, you want to spend the remainder of your life living in a specific place. In this video, he is saying that after they are finished with their mission or job, they will be done being pirates and will spend the rest of their lives living on the island of Fiji. To "retire from" means that you are leaving a job after working there for many years. Ex: I want to retire to Hawaii one day. Ex: She retired to Italy after working at the factory for 30 years. Ex: He retired from his job after 35 years of working. Ex: She retired from Disney after many years of hard work.

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