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to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
退める前に引き継ぎをした。
I did a handover before resigning.
長年の仕事を退めるのは寂しい。
It's lonely leaving a job you've had for years.
父は六十歳で教職を退めた。
My father retired from teaching at sixty.