About The Word Retain
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Retain
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What's The Definition Of Retain?
[v] keep in one's mind; "I cannot retain so much information"
[v] as to represent; of legal counsel; "I'm retaining a lawyer" [v] secure and keep for possible future use or application; "The landlord retained the security deposit"; "I reserve the right to disagree" [v] hold on to [v] allow to remain in a place or position; "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" [v] hold within; "This soil retains water"; "I retain this drug for a long time" Synonyms | Synonyms for Retain: continue | engage | hold | hold back | keep | keep back | keep going | keep on Related Terms | Find terms related to Retain: See Also | bear | carry | contain | employ | hire | hold | hold down | hold on | hold open | keep | keep open | keep up | prolong | remember | save | sustain | think of Retain In Webster's Dictionary \Re*tain"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Retained}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Retaining}.] [F. retainir, L. retinere; pref. re- re- +
tenere to hold, keep. See {Tenable}, and cf. {Rein} of a
bridle, {Retention}, {Retinue}.]
1. To continue to hold; to keep in possession; not to lose,
part with, or dismiss; to retrain from departure, escape,
or the like. ``Thy shape invisibleretain.'' --Shak.
Be obedient, and retain Unalterably firm his love
entire. --Milton.
An executor may retain a debt due to him from the
testator. --Blackstone.
2. To keep in pay; to employ by a preliminary fee paid; to
hire; to engage; as, to retain a counselor.
A Benedictine convent has now retained the most
learned father of their order to write in its
defense. --Addison.
3. To restrain; to prevent. [Obs.] --Sir W. Temple.
{Retaining wall} (Arch. & Engin.), a wall built to keep any
movable backing, or a bank of sand or earth, in its place;
-- called also {retain wall}.
Syn: To keep; hold; retrain. See {Keep}.
\Re*tain"\, v. i. 1. To belong; to pertain. [Obs.] A somewhat languid relish, retaining to bitterness. --Boyle. 2. To keep; to continue; to remain. [Obs.] --Donne. |
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