retain
Meaning
Verb
- To keep in possession or use.
- To keep in one's pay or service.
- To employ by paying a retainer.
- To hold secure.
- To hold back (a pupil) instead of allowing them to advance to the next class or year.
- To restrain; to prevent.
- To belong; to pertain.
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Origin
- From Middle French, Old French retenir, from Vulgar Latin *retino, from Latin retineō, from re- + teneō
Modern English dictionary
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