retain
werkwoord
1 retain
Hold back within.
Roget 150: be firm etc. adj.; stick fast; stand firm, keep firm, remain firm; weather the storm, stay the course, stick to the course, keep the faith, don't give in, don't buckle under. settle, ... meer laten zien
2 retain
Allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature:
— She retains a lawyer.
— She retained her composure.
— This garment retains its shape even after many washings.
3 retain
Secure and keep for possible future use or application:
— The landlord retained the security deposit.
synoniemen: hold, hold back, keep back.
Roget 781: retain, keep; hold fast one's own, hold tight one's own, hold fast one's ground, hold tight one's ground; clinch, clench, clutch, grasp, gripe, hug, have a firm hold of. ... meer laten zien
Nederlands: behouden
4 retain
Keep in one's mind.
Moby betekeniswoordenboek: absorb, balance, ballast, bear in mind, bespeak, book, bottle up, brief, brood over, cherish, cite, commission, conserve, contain, cork up, counterbalance, detain, dwell on, dwell upon, employ ... meer laten zien.
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retaining
zelfstandig naamwoord
Roget 781: retention; retaining etc. v.; keep, detention, custody; tenacity, firm hold, grasp, gripe, grip, iron grip. ... meer laten zien
bijvoeglijk naamwoord
Roget 781: retaining etc. v.; retentive, tenacious. unforfeited†, undeprived, undisposed, uncommunicated. incommunicable, inalienable; in mortmain [Fr.]; in strict settlement.
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