re·tain (r -t n )tr.v. re·tained, re·tain·ing, re·tains 1. To maintain possession of. See Synonyms at keep. 2. To keep or hold in a particular place, condition, or position. 3. To keep in mind; remember. 4. To hire (an attorney, for example) by the payment of a fee. 5. To keep in one's service or pay. [Middle English retainen, from Old French retenir, from Latin retin  re : re-, re- + tenre, to hold; see ten- in Indo-European roots.]re·tain  a·bili·ty n.re·tain a·ble adj.re·tain ment n. |
retain [rɪˈteɪn]
vb (tr)
1. to keep in one's possession
2. to be able to hold or contain soil that retains water
3. (of a person) to be able to remember (information, facts, etc.) without difficulty
4. to hold in position
5. to keep for one's future use, as by paying a retainer or nominal charge to retain one's rooms for the holidays
6. (Law) Law to engage the services of (a barrister) by payment of a preliminary fee
7. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Horse Racing) (in selling races) to buy back a winner that one owns when it is auctioned after the race
8. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Horse Racing) (of racehorse trainers) to pay an advance fee to (a jockey) so as to have prior or exclusive claims upon his services throughout the season
[from Old French retenir, from Latin retinēre to hold back, from re- + tenēre to hold]
retainable adj
retainment n
1. When used in the context of deliberate planning, the directed command will keep the referenced operation plan or operation plan in concept format, and any associated joint operation planning system or Joint Operation Planning and Execution System automated data processing files in an inactive library or status. The plan and its associated files will not be maintained unless directed by follow-on guidance. See also archive; maintain.
2. A tactical task to occupy and hold a terrain feature to ensure that it is free of enemy occupation or use.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Verb | 1. | retain - hold back within; "This soil retains water"; "I retain this drug for a long time"; "the dam retains the water" |
| 2. | retain - allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature; "We cannot continue several servants any longer"; "She retains a lawyer"; "The family's fortune waned and they could not keep their household staff"; "Our grant has run out and we cannot keep you on"; "We kept the work going as long as we could"; "She retained her composure"; "this garment retains its shape even after many washings" sustain, keep up, prolong - lengthen or extend in duration or space; "We sustained the diplomatic negotiations as long as possible"; "prolong the treatment of the patient"; "keep up the good work" persist in, continue - do something repeatedly and showing no intention to stop; "We continued our research into the cause of the illness"; "The landlord persists in asking us to move" | |
| 3. | retain - secure and keep for possible future use or application; "The landlord retained the security deposit"; "I reserve the right to disagree" keep, hold on - retain possession of; "Can I keep my old stuffed animals?"; "She kept her maiden name after she married" hold down - keep; "She manages to hold down two jobs" | |
| 4. | retain - keep in one's mind; "I cannot retain so much information" |
retain
verb
1. maintain, keep, reserve, preserve, keep up, uphold, nurture, continue to have, hang or hold onto He retains a deep respect for the profession.
2. keep, keep possession of, hang or hold onto, save, preserve, cling to, conserve, hold fast to They want to retain a strip 33ft wide on the eastern shore.
keep lose, release, let go, use up
keep lose, release, let go, use up
3. remember, learn, recall, bear in mind, keep in mind, memorize, recollect, commit to memory, learn by heart, impress on the memory She needs tips on how to retain facts.
remember forget
remember forget
Translations
retain [rɪˈteɪn] VT
1. (= hold back) → retener; (= keep in one's possession) → guardar, quedarse con; (= keep in memory) → recordar, retener
2. (= sign up) [+ lawyer] → contratar
retain [rɪˈteɪn] vt
(= keep) [+ independence, freedom, control, rights, leadership] → conserver; [+ title, position, trophy] → conserver; [+ ticket, receipt] → conserver
[moisture, heat] → conserver
(= employ) → engager
retain
vt
(= keep) → behalten; money, possession, person → zurück(be)halten; custom → beibehalten, bewahren; urine → zurückhalten; colour → behalten; flavour → beibehalten; moisture → speichern; (battery) charge → halten; (dam) water → stauen; to retain water (soil, body) → Wasser speichern; (sponge) → Wasser halten; to retain control of something → etw weiterhin in der Gewalt haben; to retain power → weiter an der Macht bleiben; to retain the use of a limb/one’s eyes → ein Glied/seine Augen noch gebrauchen können
(= engage) lawyer → beauftragen
retain [rɪˈteɪn] vt (hold) → tenere; (keep) → conservare, serbare; (remember) → tenere a mente; (sign up, lawyer) → impegnare (pagando una parte dell'onorario in anticipo)
retain [rɪˈteɪn] vt (hold) → tenere; (keep) → conservare, serbare; (remember) → tenere a mente; (sign up, lawyer) → impegnare (pagando una parte dell'onorario in anticipo)
retain [rɪˈteɪn] vt (hold) → tenere; (keep) → conservare, serbare; (remember) → tenere a mente; (sign up, lawyer) → impegnare (pagando una parte dell'onorario in anticipo)
v retain [rəˈtein]
1 to continue to have, use, remember etc; to keep in one's possession, memory etc He finds it difficult to retain information; These dishes don't retain heat very well. behou يَحْتَفِظ بِ задържам udržet bibeholde bewahren κρατώ, διατηρώ, συγκρατώ retener, conservar säilitama, hoidma نگه داشتن؛ حفظ کردن säilyttää retenir, conserver לִשמוֹר על- रख लेना zapamtiti, ne gubiti megtart mempertahankan halda/geyma (e-ð), varðveita; muna trattenere 保つ 계속 보유(사용)하다 išlaikyti saglabāt; paturēt (prātā) menyimpan vasthouden holde på, beholde; bevare; huske zachować (dla siebie), trzymać reter a reţine, a păstra удерживать, сохранять udržať obdržati zadržati behålla, hålla เก็บไว้; รักษาไว้; สงวนไว้; จดจำ hatırlamak, kaybetmemek, korumak 保有，保持 утримувати; зберігати بدستور رکھنا giữ được; nhớ được 保持
2 to hold (something) back or keep (something) in its place This wall was built to retain the water from the river in order to prevent flooding. inhou يَحْتَجِز задържам zadržet modstå zurückhalten συγκρατώ retener paigal hoidma حفظ کردن pitää retenir לְהַחֲזִיק ב- रोक रखना, सुरक्षित रखना zadržati visszatart; megőriz; (fenn)tart menahan halda í skefjum trattenere 保つ 간직하다 sulaikyti aizturēt; noturēt menahan tegenhouden holde tilbake zatrzymać suster a opri сдерживать udržať zadržati zadržati hålla tillbaka กัก tutmak 擋住，留住 утримувати giữ lại 挡住
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