Meaning
- to retain, hold
- to retain, hold
- to remember
- to accept (que that)
- to uphold
- to restrain oneself, hold back
Concepts
force back
make reservations
prevent from leaving
take charge of
retire to a private place
pin something down
hold something down
view as
abstain
Synonyms
garder dans sa mémoire
se rappeler
s’empêcher
se rendre compte
se retirer
arrêter qqun
être imbibé de
persistir
apprendre par cœur
avoir succès
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ʁə.t(ə).niʁ/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Middle French retenir, from Old French retenir, from Vulgar Latin *retenīre, from Latin retinēre, from re- + teneō (“to hold”).
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