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to detain sb for questioning

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  • detain — 01. A suspect is being [detained] by police for questioning in the murder of a local woman. 02. I m sorry to [detain] you; I just want to ask you a couple of questions. 03. We were late for the meeting because we were [detained] by heavy traffic …   Grammatical examples in English

  • detain — [[t]dɪte͟ɪn[/t]] detains, detaining, detained 1) VERB When people such as the police detain someone, they keep them in a place under their control. [FORMAL] [V n] The act allows police to detain a suspect for up to 48 hours... [V n] He was… …   English dictionary

  • detain — UK [dɪˈteɪn] / US verb [transitive] Word forms detain : present tense I/you/we/they detain he/she/it detains present participle detaining past tense detained past participle detained 1) to keep someone in a police station or prison and not allow… …   English dictionary

  • detain — verb 1) they were detained for questioning Syn: hold, take into custody, take (in), confine, imprison, lock up, put in jail, intern; arrest, apprehend, seize; informal pick up, run in, haul in, nab, collar Ant …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • detain — verb 1) they were detained for questioning Syn: hold, take into custody, confine, imprison, intern, arrest, apprehend, seize; informal pick up; Brit.; informal nick 2) don t let me detain you Syn …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • detain — transitive verb Etymology: Middle English deteynen, from Anglo French deteign , stem of detenir, modification of Latin detinēre, from de + tenēre to hold more at thin Date: 15th century 1. to hold or keep in or as if in custody < detained by the… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • detain — de|tain [dıˈteın] v [T] [Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: detenir, from Latin detinere, from tenere to hold ] 1.) to officially prevent someone from leaving a place ▪ Two suspects have been detained by the police for questioning . ▪ She was …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • detain — de|tain [ dı teın ] verb transitive 1. ) to keep someone in a POLICE STATION or prison and not allow them to leave: A 29 year old man was detained for questioning. a ) to keep someone in hospital because they are too sick to leave: Nine people… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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