Dictionary
retained
Meaning
simple past and past participle of retain
Hyphenated as
re‧tained
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɹɪˈteɪnd/
New
retain
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- Often followed by from: to hold back (someone or something); to check, to prevent, to restrain, to stop.
- Often followed by from: to hold back (someone or something); to check, to prevent, to restrain, to stop.
- Of a thing: to hold or keep (something) inside it; to contain.
- Of a thing: to hold or keep (something) inside it; to contain.
- To hold (something) secure; to prevent (something) from becoming detached or separated.
- To keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something); to keep back.
- To keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something); to keep back.
- To keep (something) in place or use, instead of removing or abolishing it; to preserve.
- To engage or hire (someone), especially temporarily.
- To engage or hire (someone), especially temporarily.
- To keep (someone) in one's pay or service; also, (chiefly historical) to maintain (someone) as a dependent or follower.
- To control or restrain (oneself); to exercise self-control over (oneself).
- To keep (someone) in custody; to prevent (someone) from leaving.
- To declare (a sin) not forgiven.
- To keep in control or possession; to continue having.
- To have the ability to keep something in the mind; to use the memory.
- Of a body or body organ: to hold back tissue or a substance.
- (obsolete) To refrain from doing something.
- (obsolete) To be a dependent or follower to someone.
- (obsolete) To continue, to remain.
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