retener

Meaning

to retain, to remember
to withhold, hold, to keep
to hold back
to catch, to detain
to sequester

not let go

abstain

be in the way

hacer quedar

poner obstáculos

no volver

atajar el camino

no devolver

detener a otro

συγκρατώ

non restituire

θυμάμαι

Frequency

Hyphenated as

re‧te‧ner

Pronounced as (IPA)

/reteˈneɾ/

Borrowed from Latin

retineō

In summary

Borrowed from Latin retinēre, with conjugation based on tener.

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