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retaining

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re·tain  (r-tn)
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 retinre : re-, re- + tenre, to hold; see ten- in Indo-European roots.]

re·taina·bili·ty n.
re·taina·ble adj.
re·tainment n.
Translations
retaining [rɪˈteɪnɪŋ] ADJ retaining wallmuro m de contención
retaining:
retaining fee
nVorschuss m
retaining nut
nBefestigungsschraube f
retaining wall
nStützmauer f


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They this time embraced heartily, and without retaining any malice.
The master of The Young Amelia, who was very desirous of retaining amongst his crew a man of Edmond's value, had offered to advance him funds out of his future profits, which Edmond had accepted.
Disciplined and calm, to await the appearance of disorder and hubbub amongst the enemy:--this is the art of retaining self-possession.
 
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