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retain (verb)

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  • retain — ► VERB 1) continue to have; keep possession of. 2) absorb and continue to hold (a substance). 3) keep in place; hold fixed. 4) keep engaged in one s service. 5) secure the services of (a barrister) with a preliminary payment. DERIVATIVES… …   English terms dictionary

  • retain — re‧tain [rɪˈteɪn] verb [transitive] 1. to keep something or to continue to have it: • A duplicate copy of the invoice will be retained for record purposes. • Following the merger, the family will retain a 1.9% stake in the company. 2 …   Financial and business terms

  • retain — verb ADVERB ▪ nonetheless, still, yet ▪ no longer ▪ somehow ▪ Despite the decay the mosque somehow retained a profound grandeur. ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

  • retain — re·tain /ri tān/ vt 1: to keep in possession or use 2: to keep in one s pay or service; specif: to employ (as a lawyer) by paying a retainer Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …   Law dictionary

  • retain — verb 1) the government retained a share in the industries Syn: keep, keep possession of, keep hold of, hold on to, hang on to Ant: give up 2) existing footpaths are to be retained Syn: maintain …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • retain — verb a) To keep in possession or use. A strange thing was that Bovary, while continually thinking of Emma, was forgetting her. He grew desperate as he felt this image fading from his memory in spite of all efforts to retain it. Yet every night he …   Wiktionary

  • retain — verb 1》 continue to have; keep possession of.     ↘not abolish, discard, or alter.     ↘keep in one s memory. 2》 absorb and continue to hold (a substance). 3》 keep in place; hold fixed. 4》 keep engaged in one s service.     ↘secure the services… …   English new terms dictionary

  • retain — verb 1) the government retained a share in the industries Syn: keep (possession of), keep hold of, hang on to 2) existing footpaths are to be retained Syn: maintain, keep, preserve, conserve • Ant …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • retain — [[t]rɪte͟ɪn[/t]] ♦♦♦ retains, retaining, retained 1) VERB To retain something means to continue to have that thing. [FORMAL] [V n] The interior of the shop still retains a nineteenth century atmosphere... [V n] He retains a deep respect for the… …   English dictionary

  • retain */*/ — UK [rɪˈteɪn] / US verb [transitive] Word forms retain : present tense I/you/we/they retain he/she/it retains present participle retaining past tense retained past participle retained formal 1) to keep someone or something These plans encourage… …   English dictionary

  • retain — re|tain [ rı teın ] verb transitive FORMAL ** 1. ) to keep someone or something: These programs encourage the elderly to retain their independence. We re trying to recruit and retain skilled staff. The U.S. expects to retain control over the… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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