In dictionary:
re‧tired /rɪˈtaɪəd $ -ˈtaɪrd/ ●●○ adjective
having stopped working, usually because of your age
a retired teacher
Both my parents are retired now.
So, "I am retired" = "I have just retired", isn't it?
but let say "I retired 5 years ago & I haven't been doing anything since then.", then how do I say?
"I am retired" or "I was retired"
Similarly, when to say "he is dead" and "he was dead"?
Best Answer
No. "I am retired" just means the speaker no longer works. There is no implication at all that the retirement happened recently. In fact, there's a very weak implication that it did not happen recently, because if it had, "I just/recently retired" might be more common.
"I'm retired."
Either you used to be retired (not working), but changed your mind and started working again; or, you are referring to a time in the past and saying you were retired even at that past time.