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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).
[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.]
de·tain′ment n.
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
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.
detain
Past participle: detained
Gerund: detaining
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| Verb | 1. | detain - deprive of freedom; take into confinement 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" 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!" | |
| 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" decelerate, slow, slow down, slow up, retard - 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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verbTranslations
يُؤَخِّريَحْجِز، يَحْتَجِز
zadržetzdržet
forsinkeopholdetilbageholde
őrizetbe vesz
taka til fanga; setja í varîhaldtefja
sulaikytasis
aizkavētaizturētarestēt
alıkoymakgeciktirmekgözaltına almak
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
detain
(diˈtein) verb1. to hold back and delay. I won't detain you – I can see you're in a hurry.
2. (of the police etc) to keep under guard. Three suspects were detained at the police station.
ˌdetaiˈnee noun a person who is detained (by the police etc).
detain
v. detener, parar.