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1 retain
kkt. 1 menahan (heat). 2 menahan, menguasai (o's wealth). 3 menyewa, menggaji (a lawyer). 4 memelihara. 5 menyimpan (the stub of a ticket, o's food). 6 tetap memakai (s.o's services). 7 tetap menguasai (control). retaining wall dinding penopang/penguat.
См. также в других словарях:
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 the services of — index employ (engage services) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
retain — [ri tān′] vt. [ME reteynen < OFr retenir < LL * retenere, for L retinere < re , back + tenere, to hold: see THIN] 1. to hold or keep in possession 2. to keep in a fixed state or condition 3. to continue to have or hold in [to retain… … English World dictionary
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 — /rI teIn/ verb (T) formal 1 to keep something or continue to have something: A copy of the invoice should be retained by the Accounts Department. | It s important that the elderly should retain a sense of dignity. | a heavy soil that retains… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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 — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. See retention. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To hold] Syn. cling to, grasp, clutch; see hold 1 . 2. [To keep] Syn. preserve, put away, husband; see maintain 3 . 3. [To reserve services] Syn. employ, hire … English dictionary for students
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 — To continue to hold, have, use, recognize, etc., and to keep. To engage the services of an attorney or counsellor to manage a specific matter or action or all legal matters in general. See retainer … Black's law dictionary
retain — v.tr. 1 a keep possession of; not lose; continue to have, practise, or recognize. b not abolish, discard, or alter. 2 keep in one s memory. 3 keep in place; hold fixed. 4 secure the services of (a person, esp. a barrister) with a preliminary… … Useful english dictionary
hire or retain — To engage the services of another, especially professional services. The phrase as used in a statute making it a criminal offense to hire or retain any person to go beyond the limits of the United States with intent to be enlisted in a foreign… … Ballentine's law dictionary