WordretirerMeaningto withdraw / to remove, to take outPart of speechverbPronunciationCourseFrenchLessonUnfulfilled past intentions (allait + infinitive)Usages of retirerJ'allais retirer de l'argent, mais le distributeur est en panne.I was going to withdraw money, but the ATM is out of order.J'allais retirer l'argent et poster la lettre, mais j'ai eu un contretemps.I was going to withdraw the money and mail the letter, but I had a setback.