to retain
21retain — re|tain W2S2 [rıˈteın] v [T] formal [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: retenir, from Latin retinere, from tenere to hold ] 1.) to keep something or continue to have something ▪ You have the right to retain possession of the goods. ▪ The… …
22retain — verb ADVERB ▪ nonetheless, still, yet ▪ no longer ▪ somehow ▪ Despite the decay the mosque somehow retained a profound grandeur. ▪ …
23retain — re|tain [ rı teın ] verb transitive FORMAL ** 1. ) to keep someone or something: These programs encourage the elderly to retain their independence. We re trying to recruit and retain skilled staff. The U.S. expects to retain control over the… …
24retain — [[t]rɪte͟ɪn[/t]] ♦♦♦ retains, retaining, retained 1) VERB To retain something means to continue to have that thing. [FORMAL] [V n] The interior of the shop still retains a nineteenth century atmosphere... [V n] He retains a deep respect for the… …
25retain — retainable, adj. retainability, retainableness, n. retainment, n. /ri tayn /, v.t. 1. to keep possession of. 2. to continue to use, practice, etc.: to retain an old custom. 3. to continue to hold or have: to retain a prisoner in custody; a cloth… …
26retain — /rI teIn/ verb (T) formal 1 to keep something or continue to have something: A copy of the invoice should be retained by the Accounts Department. | It s important that the elderly should retain a sense of dignity. | a heavy soil that retains… …
27retain — verb 1) the government retained a share in the industries Syn: keep, keep possession of, keep hold of, hold on to, hang on to Ant: give up 2) existing footpaths are to be retained Syn: maintain …
28retain — /rɪ teɪn/ verb 1. to keep something or someone ● measures to retain experienced staff ● Out of the profits, the company has retained £50,000 as provision against bad debts. 2. ♦ to retain a lawyer to act for a company to agree with a lawyer that… …
29retain — verb a) To keep in possession or use. A strange thing was that Bovary, while continually thinking of Emma, was forgetting her. He grew desperate as he felt this image fading from his memory in spite of all efforts to retain it. Yet every night he …
30retain — re·tain ri tān vt 1) to hold or keep in <retain fluids> 2) to keep in mind or memory …
