detain

Betekenis

1. To keep someone from proceeding by holding them back or making claims on their attention.
2. To put under custody.
3. To keep back or from; to withhold.
4. To seize goods for official purposes.

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/dɪˈteɪn/

Etimologie

From Old French detenir. Cognate with Italian detenere, Portuguese deter, Romanian deține, and Spanish detener.