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    re·tain
    [rəˈtān]
    verb
    retain (verb) · retains (third person present) · retained (past tense) · retained (past participle) · retaining (present participle)
    1. continue to have (something); keep possession of:
      "built in 1830, the house retains many of its original features"
      • not abolish or alter; maintain:
        "the rights of defendants must be retained"
      • keep in one's memory:
        "I retained a few French words and phrases"
    2. absorb and continue to hold (a substance):
      "limestone is known to retain water"
    3. keep (something) in place; hold fixed:
      "the successful design of a cartridge belt requires that the cartridges in it be properly located and retained in that position"
    4. keep (someone) engaged in one's service:
      "he has been retained as a freelance"
      • secure the services of (a person, especially an attorney) with a preliminary payment.
    Origin
    late Middle English: via Anglo-Norman French from Old French retenir, from Latin retinere, from re- ‘back’ + tenere ‘hold’.
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    1. continue to have (something); keep possession of:
      keep
      keep back
      maintain
      continue
      preserve
      reserve
      conserve
      perpetuate
      cherish
      keep possession of
      keep hold of
      hold onto
      hold fast to
      hang onto
      cling to
      cleave to
      Opposite:
      give up
      lose
      abolish
      discontinue
      alter
    2. keep (someone) engaged in one's service:
      employ
      commission
      contract
      pay
      hire
      engage
      appoint
      recruit
      sign on
      sign up
      take on
      keep on the payroll
      have in employment
      put on the payroll
      secure the services of
      take into one's employ
      Opposite:
      dismiss

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      What does retain mean?One that retains, as a device, frame, or groove that restrains or guides. A person or thing that retains. An appliance used to hold teeth in position after orthodontic treatment. Any of several devices used to retain. An employee, typically a long-term employee. From retain, from French retenir (“to retain").

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      How is the word retain different from other similar verbs?How is the word retain distinct from other similar verbs? Some common synonyms of retain are detain, keep, reserve, and withhold. While all these words mean "to hold in one's possession or under one's control," retain implies continued keeping, especially against threatened seizure or forced loss.

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    3. Retain is a verb that means1234:
      • To keep possession of something.
      • To continue to use, practice, or have something.
      • To keep in mind; remember.
      • To hold in place or position.
      • To engage, especially by payment of a preliminary fee.
      • To keep someone in a position, job, etc.
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      verb (used with object) to keep possession of. to continue to use, practice, etc.: to retain an old custom. to continue to hold or have: to retain a prisoner in custody; a cloth that retains its color. to keep in mind; remember. to hold in place or position. to engage, especially by payment of a preliminary fee: to retain a lawyer.

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      Meaning of retain in English retain verb [ T ] us / rɪˈteɪn / uk / rɪˈteɪn / Add to word list C2 formal to keep or continue to have something:

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      re·tain (rĭ-tān′) tr.v. re·tained, re·tain·ing, re·tains 1. a. To keep possession of; continue to have: The family sold the house but retained the land.

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