RETAIN
\ɹɪtˈe͡ɪn], \ɹɪtˈeɪn], \ɹ_ɪ_t_ˈeɪ_n]\
Definitions of RETAIN
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
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allow to remain in a place or position; "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"
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hold within; "This soil retains water"; "I retain this drug for a long time"
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keep in one's mind; "I cannot retain so much information"
By Princeton University
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hold on to
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hold within; "This soil retains water"; "I retain this drug for a long time"
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keep in one's mind; "I cannot retain so much information"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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To continue to hold; to keep in possession; not to lose, part with, or dismiss; to retrain from departure, escape, or the like.
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To restrain; to prevent.
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To belong; to pertain.
By Oddity Software
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To continue to hold; to keep in possession; not to lose, part with, or dismiss; to retrain from departure, escape, or the like.
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To restrain; to prevent.
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To belong; to pertain.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
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