detaining

(Engels)

Verb

present participle and gerund of detain

Noun

The act by which someone is detained; detention.

detain

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

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Sinonieme

stopping

checking

confining

detain

distracting

Vertalings

الحجز

abhaltend

hindernd