detain

de·tain

 (dĭ-tān′)

tr.v. de·tained, de·tain·ing, de·tains

1. To keep from proceeding; delay or retard: Our friends were detained by heavy traffic.

2. To keep in custody or confinement: The police detained several suspects for questioning.

3. Archaic To retain or withhold (payment or property, for example).

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[Middle English deteinen, from Old French detenir, from Vulgar Latin *dētenīre, from Latin dētinēre : dē-, de- + tenēre, to hold; see ten- in Indo-European roots.]

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de·tain′ment n.

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detain

(dɪˈteɪn)

vb (tr)

1. to delay; hold back; stop

2. (Law) to confine or hold in custody; restrain

3. archaic to retain or withhold

[C15: from Old French detenir, from Latin dētinēre to hold off, keep back, from de- + tenēre to hold]

deˈtainable adj

detainee n

deˈtainment n

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de•tain

(dɪˈteɪn)

v.t.

1. to keep from proceeding; delay.

2. to keep under restraint.

3. Obs. to withhold.

[1480–90; < Old French detenir « Latin dētinēe=dē- de- + -tinēre, from tenēre to hold]

de•tain′a•ble, adj.

de•tain′ment, n.

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detain

Past participle: detained
Gerund: detaining

Imperative

detain

detain

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	detain - deprive of freedom; take into confinement confine keep - hold and prevent from leaving; "The student was kept after school" straiten - squeeze together gaol, immure, imprison, incarcerate, jail, jug, put behind bars, remand, lag, put away - lock up or confine, in or as in a jail; "The suspects were imprisoned without trial"; "the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life" intern - deprive of freedom; "During WW II, Japanese were interned in camps in the West" bind over - order a defendant to be placed in custody pending the outcome of a proceedings against him or her; "The defendant was bound over for trial" imprison - confine as if in a prison; "His daughters are virtually imprisoned in their own house; he does not let them go out without a chaperone" cage, cage in - confine in a cage; "The animal was caged" trap, pin down - place in a confining or embarrassing position; "He was trapped in a difficult situation" keep in - cause to stay indoors
	2.	detain - stop or halt; "Please stay the bloodshed!" delay, stay delay, check - slow the growth or development of; "The brain damage will retard the child's language development"
	3.	detain - cause to be slowed down or delayed; "Traffic was delayed by the bad weather"; "she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform" delay, hold up decelerate, slow, slow down, slow up - lose velocity; move more slowly; "The car decelerated" stonewall - engage in delaying tactics or refuse to cooperate; "The President stonewalled when he realized the plot was being uncovered by a journalist" catch - delay or hold up; prevent from proceeding on schedule or as planned; "I was caught in traffic and missed the meeting" stall - deliberately delay an event or action; "she doesn't want to write the report, so she is stalling" buy time - act so as to delay an event or action in order to gain an advantage

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detain

verb

1. hold, arrest, confine, restrain, imprison, intern, take prisoner, take into custody, hold in custody He was arrested and detained for questioning.

2. delay, keep, stop, hold up, hamper, hinder, retard, impede, keep back, slow up or down We won't detain you any further.

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detain

verb

1. To cause to be later or slower than expected or desired:

delay, hang up, hold up, lag, retard, set back, slow (down or up), stall.

2. To keep in custody:

hold.

3. To put in jail:

confine, immure, imprison, incarcerate, intern, jail, lock (up).

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Translations

يُؤَخِّريَحْجِز، يَحْتَجِز

zadržetzdržet

forsinkeopholdetilbageholde

abhaltenaufhalten

arrestardetenerretenerdemorar

détenirréprimerarrêter

őrizetbe vesz

taka til fanga; setja í varîhaldtefja

detenereimpediretrattenere

sulaikytasis

aizkavētaizturētarestēt

anholdeholde i varetekt

alıkoymakgeciktirmekgözaltına almak

拘留留住

detain

[dɪˈteɪn] VT

1. (= arrest) → detener, arrestar

2. (= keep waiting) → retener
I was detained at the office → me entretuve or demoré en la oficina
I was detained by fog → me retrasé por la niebla
don't let me detain you → no quiero entretenerla

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detain

[dɪˈteɪn] vt

(= delay) → retenir

[+ suspect] (in captivity) → détenir

(in hospital) → hospitaliser
to be detained overnight → être gardé(e) pour la nuit

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detain

vt (= keep back) → aufhalten; (police) → in Haft nehmen; to be detained (= be arrested) → verhaftet werden; (= be in detention) → sich in Haft or in polizeilichem Gewahrsam befinden; to detain somebody for questioning → jdn zur Vernehmung festhalten

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detain

[dɪˈteɪn] vt (delay) → trattenere; (in custody) → detenere

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detain

(diˈtein) verb

1. to hold back and delay. I won't detain you – I can see you're in a hurry. terughou يُؤَخِّر забавям reter zdržet aufhalten opholde; forsinke κρατώ, καθυστερώ κπ. entretener, demorar, retener kinni pidama معطل کردن pidättää retenir לְעַכֵּב देर करना zadržati feltart menghambat tefja trattenere 引き留める 붙들다 užlaikyti aizkavēt; aizturēt tahan ophoudenhefte, forsinkezatrzymywać بندى كول، ډېلول، معطلول، ځنډول reter a reţine задерживать zdržiavať zadrž(ev)ati zadržavati uppehålla, fördröja เหนี่ยวรั้ง geciktirmek, alıkoymak 留住 затримувати روک رکھنا trì hoãn 留住

2. (of the police etc) to keep under guard. Three suspects were detained at the police station. gevange hou يَحْجِز، يَحْتَجِز задържам prender zadržet in Haft behalten tilbageholde θέτω υπό κράτηση detener vahi all hoidma در بازداشت نگه داشتن vangita détenir לְעַכֵּב לְחָקִיָרה हिरासत में लेना zadržan u pritvoru, uhićen őrizetbe vesz menahan taka til fanga; setja í varðhald trattenere, tenere agli arresti 留置する 구류하다 sulaikyti aizturēt; arestēt tahan aanhoudenanholde, holde i varetektzatrzymywać بندیدل prender a reţine задержи��ать, арестовывать zadržať pripreti uhapsiti hålla [kvar] i häkte, internera กักขัง gözaltına almak 拘留 тримати під вартою نظر بند رکھنا giam giữ ai 拘留

ˌdetaiˈnee noun

a person who is detained (by the police etc). aangehoudene الشَّخْص المَوْقوف задържано лице detido zadržená osoba der Häftling tilbageholdt κρατούμενοςdetenido kinnipeetu آدم بازداشت شده vanki détenu/-ue עָצִיר פּוֹלִיטִי बंदी uhićenik, pritvorenik őrizetes tahanan (varðhalds)fangi detenuto 抑留者 억류자 sulaikytasis aizturētais orang tahanan gedetineerdevaretektsfange, internert zatrzymany څوک چی بندی شوی detido persoană reţinută (de poliţie) задержанный zadržaná osoba pripornik zatočenik häktad [person] ผู้ถูกคุมขัง; นักโทษ tutuklu 被拘留者 арештований; затриманий نظر بند người bị giam giữ 被拘留者

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detain

v. detener, parar.

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