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1. (v.t.) retain
to keep possession of.
2. retain
to continue to use, practice, etc.
3. retain
to continue to hold or have:
a cloth that retains its color.
4. retain
to keep in mind; remember.
5. retain
to hold in place or position.
6. retain
to engage, esp. by payment of a preliminary fee:
to retain a lawyer.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME reteinen < OF retenir&indirdesc; L retinēre to hold back, hold fast =re-re - +-tinēre, comb. form of tenēre to hold)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) retain
hold back within
"This soil retains water"; "I retain this drug for a long time"; "the dam retains the water"
2. (verb) retain, continue, keep, keep on
allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature
"We cannot continue several servants any longer"; "She retains a lawyer"; "The family's fortune waned and they could not keep their household staff"; "Our grant has run out and we cannot keep you on"; "We kept the work going as long as we could"; "She retained her composure"; "this garment retains its shape even after many washings"
3. (verb) retain, hold, keep back, hold back
secure and keep for possible future use or application
"The landlord retained the security deposit"; "I reserve the right to disagree"
4. (verb) retain
keep in one's mind
"I cannot retain so much information"
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1. (verb) retain
to not allow to leave or be taken away
good pay and health insurance to help us retain staff; her fight to retain the right to residency
2. retain
to remember
He now finds it difficult to retain even basic information.
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| Definition of 'retain' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) retain
to continue to hold; to keep in possession; not to lose, part with, or dismiss; to retrain from departure, escape, or the like
2. (verb) retain
to keep in pay; to employ by a preliminary fee paid; to hire; to engage; as, to retain a counselor
3. (verb) retain
to restrain; to prevent
4. (verb) retain
to belong; to pertain
5. (verb) retain
to keep; to continue; to remain
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Sense: to continue to have, use, remember etc; to keep in one's possession, memory etc
He finds it difficult to retain information; These dishes don't retain heat very well.
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 Afrikaans: behou |
 Arabic: يَحْتَفِظ بِ |
 Bulgarian: задържам |
 Brazilian: reter |
 Czech: udržet |
 German: bewahren |
 Danish: bibeholde |
 Greek: κρατώ, διατηρώ, συγκρατώ |
 Spanish: retener, conservar |
 Estonian: säilitama, hoidma |
 Farsi: نگه داشتن؛ حفظ کردن |
 Finnish: säilyttää |
 French: retenir, conserver |
 Hebrew: לִשמוֹר על- |
 Hindi: रख लेना |
 Croatian: zapamtiti, ne gubiti |
 Hungarian: megtart |
 Indonesian: mempertahankan |
 Icelandic: halda/geyma (e-ð), varðve |
 Italian: trattenere |
 Japanese: 保つ |
 Korean: 계속 보유(사용)하다 |
 Lithuanian: išlaikyti |
 Latvian: saglabāt; paturēt (prātā) |
 Malay: menyimpan |
 Dutch: vasthouden |
 Norwegian: holde på, beholde; bevare |
 Polish: zachować (dla siebie), tr |
 Persian: نگه داشتن؛ حفظ کردن |
 Pashto: ساتل، ټينګ ساتل، خوندى كو |
 Portuguese: reter |
 Romanian: a reţine, a păstra |
 Russian: удерживать, сохранять |
 Slovak: udržať |
 Slovenian: obdržati |
 Serbian: zadržati |
 Swedish: behålla, hålla |
 Thai: เก็บไว้; รักษาไว้; สงวนไว |
 Turkish: hatırlamak, kaybetmemek, |
 Taiwanese: 保有，保持 |
 Ukrainian: утримувати; зберігати |
 Urdu: بدستور رکھنا |
 Vietnamese: giữ được; nhớ được |
 Chinese: 保留，保持 |
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