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"t": "to continue to keep, retain; to continue to possess; to possess; to contain; to draw back, retire; to hold back, restrain; to keep in mind, remember; to take back, repossess; to appoint; to engage in one’s service, employ, hire"
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"expansion": "retein (“to continue to keep, retain; to continue to possess; to possess; to contain; to draw back, retire; to hold back, restrain; to keep in mind, remember; to take back, repossess; to appoint; to engage in one’s service, employ, hire”)",
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"1": "retainen, retayne, reteign, reteigne, reteine, retene, retenne, reteyene, reteygn, reteygne, reteyign, reteyn, reteyne, retine",
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"2": "Christianity",
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"2": "ἄν τινων κρατῆτε, κεκράτηνται"
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},
"expansion": "Catalan retenir",
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"args": {
"1": "it",
"2": "retenere"
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"expansion": "Italian retenere",
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"1": "pt",
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"expansion": "Portuguese reter",
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"args": {
"1": "es",
"2": "retener"
},
"expansion": "Spanish retener",
"name": "cog"
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"etymology_text": "From Late Middle English reteinen, retein (“to continue to keep, retain; to continue to possess; to possess; to contain; to draw back, retire; to hold back, restrain; to keep in mind, remember; to take back, repossess; to appoint; to engage in one’s service, employ, hire”) [and other forms], from Anglo-Norman reteiner, retenir [and other forms], Middle French retenir, and Old French retenir (“to keep back, retain; to keep, maintain, preserve; to possess; to engage in one’s service, employ; to detain; to hold back, restrain; to remember”) (modern French retenir), from Vulgar Latin *retinīre, from Latin retinēre, the present active infinitive of retineō (“to keep or hold back, detain, retain; to hold in check, stop; to hold fast, maintain; to keep in mind, remember”) (compare Late Latin retineō (“to keep engaged in one’s service”)), from re- (prefix meaning ‘again’) + teneō (“to grasp, hold; to hold fast, restrain; to possess; to keep in mind, remember”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ten- (“to extend, stretch”)).\nSense 1.10 (“to declare (a sin) not forgiven”) is derived from John 20:23 in the Bible, in Late Latin quorum retinueritis, retenta sunt, and in Koine Greek ἄν τινων κρατῆτε, κεκράτηνται: see the 1526 quotation.\ncognates\n* Catalan retenir\n* Italian retenere (obsolete), ritenere\n* Portuguese reter\n* Spanish retener",
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"word": "retinue"
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"Often followed by from: to hold back (someone or something); to check, to prevent, to restrain, to stop."
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"(transitive)",
"Often followed by from: to hold back (someone or something); to check, to prevent, to restrain, to stop."
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"Often followed by from: to hold back (someone or something); to check, to prevent, to restrain, to stop.",
"To hold back (a pupil) instead of allowing them to advance to the next class or year; to keep back."
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[
"education",
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[
"advance",
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[
"next",
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[
"class",
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[
"year",
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[
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"(transitive)",
"Often followed by from: to hold back (someone or something); to check, to prevent, to restrain, to stop.",
"(education) To hold back (a pupil) instead of allowing them to advance to the next class or year; to keep back."
],
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"_dis1": "15 35 2 17 2 3 3 6 1 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 9 0 0 1",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "liúbān",
"sense": "To hold back (a pupil) instead of allowing them to advance to the next class or year",
"word": "留班"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 35 2 17 2 3 3 6 1 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 9 0 0 1",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "To hold back (a pupil) instead of allowing them to advance to the next class or year",
"word": "留級"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 35 2 17 2 3 3 6 1 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 9 0 0 1",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "liújí",
"sense": "To hold back (a pupil) instead of allowing them to advance to the next class or year",
"word": "留级"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 35 2 17 2 3 3 6 1 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 9 0 0 1",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "To hold back (a pupil) instead of allowing them to advance to the next class or year",
"word": "jättää luokalle"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 35 2 17 2 3 3 6 1 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 9 0 0 1",
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "zádrži",
"sense": "To hold back (a pupil) instead of allowing them to advance to the next class or year",
"word": "за́држи"
}
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"Of a thing: to hold or keep (something) inside it; to contain."
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"(transitive)",
"Of a thing: to hold or keep (something) inside it; to contain."
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"kind": "topical",
"langcode": "en",
"name": "Medicine",
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"All topics",
"Fundamental"
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"glosses": [
"Of a thing: to hold or keep (something) inside it; to contain.",
"To hold back (tissue or a substance, especially urine) in the body or a body organ."
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"inside",
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[
"medicine",
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[
"tissue",
"tissue#Noun"
],
[
"substance",
"substance#Noun"
],
[
"urine",
"urine#Noun"
],
[
"body",
"body#Noun"
],
[
"organ",
"organ#Noun"
]
],
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"(transitive)",
"Of a thing: to hold or keep (something) inside it; to contain.",
"(medicine) To hold back (tissue or a substance, especially urine) in the body or a body organ."
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
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"medicine",
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"_dis1": "15 17 2 37 2 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 14 0 0 1",
"code": "fi",
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"sense": "to hold back (tissue or a substance, especially urine) in the body or a body organ",
"word": "pidättää"
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"_dis1": "15 17 2 37 2 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 14 0 0 1",
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"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to hold back (tissue or a substance, especially urine) in the body or a body organ",
"word": "kestää"
}
]
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"To hold (something) secure; to prevent (something) from becoming detached or separated."
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"id": "en-retain-en-verb-kjbLvBts",
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"secure",
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"prevent",
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[
"becoming",
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[
"detached",
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[
"separated",
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]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive)",
"To hold (something) secure; to prevent (something) from becoming detached or separated."
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
],
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "zadǎržam",
"sense": "to hold (something) secure; to prevent (something) from becoming detached or separated",
"word": "задържам"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 6 2 3 61 1 1 1 1 4 1 1 4 1 1 1 2 2 1 1",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to hold (something) secure; to prevent (something) from becoming detached or separated",
"word": "pitää (kiinni)"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 6 2 3 61 1 1 1 1 4 1 1 4 1 1 1 2 2 1 1",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to hold (something) secure; to prevent (something) from becoming detached or separated",
"word": "festhalten"
}
]
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"ref": "1947 January and February, H[arold] Holcroft, “‘Castles’, ‘Lord Nelsons’ and ‘Royal Scots’”, in The Railway Magazine, London: Tothill Press, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 13",
"text": "I still retain an unbounded admiration for G[eorge] J[ackson] Churchward and all his works, so wisely carried on by his successors.",
"type": "quotation"
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{
"ref": "2023 April 6, Emma Sanders, “CONMEBOL–UEFA Women’s Champions Cup – Finalissima: England 1 – Brazil”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 2023-04-20",
"text": "But the Lionesses, who have shown mental resilience in abundance under [Sarina] Wiegman's management, regrouped to win the shootout 4-2 and lift their second trophy of the year, having retained their Arnold Clark Cup crown in February.",
"type": "quotation"
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],
"glosses": [
"To keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something); to keep back."
],
"id": "en-retain-en-verb-SLOO~68G",
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"control",
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[
"possession",
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[
"continue",
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[
"having",
"have#Verb"
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"(transitive)",
"To keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something); to keep back."
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"transitive"
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{
"ref": "1958, Gustave Flaubert, chapter 11, in Eleanor Marx-Aveling, transl., Madame Bovary, collector’s edition, New York, N.Y.: Pocket Books, →OCLC, part III, page 366",
"text": "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 dreamt of her; it was always the same dream. He drew near her, but when he was about to clasp her she fell into decay in his arms.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something); to keep back.",
"To keep (something) in the mind; to recall, to remember."
],
"id": "en-retain-en-verb-3iTha~FD",
"links": [
[
"control",
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[
"possession",
"possession"
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[
"continue",
"continue#Verb"
],
[
"having",
"have#Verb"
],
[
"mind",
"mind#Noun"
],
[
"recall",
"recall#Verb"
],
[
"remember",
"remember"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive)",
"To keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something); to keep back.",
"To keep (something) in the mind; to recall, to remember."
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"ref": "1677, Joseph Mede, “The Apostasy of the Latter Times; […]. The Sixth Edition, […]. Chapter X.”, in The Works of the Pious and Profoundly-learned Joseph Mede, B.D. […], [4th] edition, London: […] Roger Norton, for Richard Royston, […], →OCLC, book III, page 645",
"text": "[T]hou tookeſt this liberty, to have other Gods beſides the Lord thy God, viz. thy Baalims and Demon-gods of other Nations about thee; and yet hopedſt that Jehovah the God of Heaven, thy only Sovereign God, vvould not be offended thereat, ſince thou retainedſt him ſtill in chief place and honour vvith thee.",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "1961 October, “Talking of Trains: Metropolitan Service Revised”, in Trains Illustrated, London: Ian Allan Publishing, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 584",
"text": "The electric locomotives, which have been a familiar sight for so many years, are to be withdrawn from passenger service, but a few will be retained for miscellaneous non-passenger duties.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To keep (something) in place or use, instead of removing or abolishing it; to preserve."
],
"id": "en-retain-en-verb-yczQL-tS",
"links": [
[
"place",
"place#Noun"
],
[
"use",
"use#Noun"
],
[
"removing",
"remove#Verb"
],
[
"abolish",
"abolish"
],
[
"preserve",
"preserve#Verb"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive)",
"To keep (something) in place or use, instead of removing or abolishing it; to preserve."
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"glosses": [
"To engage or hire (someone), especially temporarily."
],
"id": "en-retain-en-verb-HVJf6qdv",
"links": [
[
"engage",
"engage"
],
[
"hire",
"hire#Verb"
],
[
"temporarily",
"temporarily"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive)",
"To engage or hire (someone), especially temporarily."
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
]
},
{
"categories": [
{
"kind": "topical",
"langcode": "en",
"name": "Law",
"orig": "en:Law",
"parents": [
"Justice",
"Society",
"All topics",
"Fundamental"
],
"source": "w"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To engage or hire (someone), especially temporarily.",
"To employ (someone, especially a lawyer) by paying a retainer (“fee one pays to reserve another person's time for services”); specifically, to engage (a barrister) by making an initial payment to secure their services if needed."
],
"id": "en-retain-en-verb-bOcdKhKV",
"links": [
[
"engage",
"engage"
],
[
"hire",
"hire#Verb"
],
[
"temporarily",
"temporarily"
],
[
"law",
"law#English"
],
[
"lawyer",
"lawyer#Noun"
],
[
"paying",
"pay#Verb"
],
[
"retainer",
"retainer#English"
],
[
"fee",
"fee#Noun"
],
[
"reserve",
"reserve#Verb"
],
[
"person",
"person#Noun"
],
[
"time",
"time#Noun"
],
[
"services",
"service#Noun"
],
[
"barrister",
"barrister"
],
[
"making",
"make#Verb"
],
[
"initial",
"initial#Adjective"
],
[
"payment",
"payment"
],
[
"secure",
"secure#Verb"
],
[
"needed",
"need#Verb"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive)",
"To engage or hire (someone), especially temporarily.",
"(chiefly law) To employ (someone, especially a lawyer) by paying a retainer (“fee one pays to reserve another person's time for services”); specifically, to engage (a barrister) by making an initial payment to secure their services if needed."
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
],
"topics": [
"law"
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "2 4 0 3 7 2 2 6 11 46 2 1 1 2 3 3 2 1 1 1",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to employ (someone, especially a lawyer) by paying a retainer; to engage (a barrister) by making an initial payment to secure their services if needed",
"word": "pitää palkattuna"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 4 0 3 7 2 2 6 11 46 2 1 1 2 3 3 2 1 1 1",
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "nájmi",
"sense": "to employ (someone, especially a lawyer) by paying a retainer; to engage (a barrister) by making an initial payment to secure their services if needed",
"word": "на́јми"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 4 0 3 7 2 2 6 11 46 2 1 1 2 3 3 2 1 1 1",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "nanimátʹ",
"sense": "to employ (someone, especially a lawyer) by paying a retainer; to engage (a barrister) by making an initial payment to secure their services if needed",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "нанима́ть"
}
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"glosses": [
"To keep (someone) in one's pay or service; also, (chiefly historical) to maintain (someone) as a dependent or follower."
],
"id": "en-retain-en-verb-DUIZJKdF",
"links": [
[
"pay",
"pay#Noun"
],
[
"maintain",
"maintain"
],
[
"dependent",
"dependent#Noun"
],
[
"follower",
"follower"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive)",
"To keep (someone) in one's pay or service; also, (chiefly historical) to maintain (someone) as a dependent or follower."
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "1 3 2 3 1 6 6 6 1 3 37 1 6 2 6 4 1 0 8 2",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "naemam",
"sense": "to keep (someone) in one’s pay or service; (chiefly historical) to maintain (someone) as a dependent or follower",
"word": "наемам"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 3 2 3 1 6 6 6 1 3 37 1 6 2 6 4 1 0 8 2",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "angažiram",
"sense": "to keep (someone) in one’s pay or service; (chiefly historical) to maintain (someone) as a dependent or follower",
"word": "ангажирам"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 3 2 3 1 6 6 6 1 3 37 1 6 2 6 4 1 0 8 2",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to keep (someone) in one’s pay or service; (chiefly historical) to maintain (someone) as a dependent or follower",
"word": "pitää palveluksessaan"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 3 2 3 1 6 6 6 1 3 37 1 6 2 6 4 1 0 8 2",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to keep (someone) in one’s pay or service; (chiefly historical) to maintain (someone) as a dependent or follower",
"word": "tutmak"
}
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"glosses": [
"To control or restrain (oneself); to exercise self-control over (oneself)."
],
"id": "en-retain-en-verb-emiXyujO",
"links": [
[
"control",
"control#Verb"
],
[
"exercise",
"exercise#Verb"
],
[
"self-control",
"self-control#Noun"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive)",
"(reflexive) To control or restrain (oneself); to exercise self-control over (oneself)."
],
"tags": [
"reflexive",
"transitive"
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "6 6 3 3 1 3 3 1 1 1 1 64 1 1 3 0 1 0 0 1",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to control or restrain (oneself); to exercise self-control over (oneself)",
"word": "hillitä"
}
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"glosses": [
"To keep (someone) in custody; to prevent (someone) from leaving."
],
"id": "en-retain-en-verb-flpM28if",
"links": [
[
"custody",
"custody"
],
[
"leaving",
"leave#Verb"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive)",
"(archaic) To keep (someone) in custody; to prevent (someone) from leaving."
],
"tags": [
"archaic",
"transitive"
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "5 5 2 2 4 5 5 5 1 1 4 1 52 1 4 3 1 1 0 1",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to keep (someone) in custody; to prevent (someone) from leaving",
"word": "pitää"
}
]
},
{
"antonyms": [
{
"word": "remit"
}
],
"categories": [
{
"kind": "topical",
"langcode": "en",
"name": "Christianity",
"orig": "en:Christianity",
"parents": [
"Abrahamism",
"Religion",
"Culture",
"Society",
"All topics",
"Fundamental"
],
"source": "w"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To declare (a sin) not forgiven."
],
"id": "en-retain-en-verb-en:Christianity",
"links": [
[
"Christianity",
"Christianity"
],
[
"declare",
"declare"
],
[
"sin",
"sin#Noun"
],
[
"forgive",
"forgive"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive)",
"(Christianity) To declare (a sin) not forgiven."
],
"senseid": [
"en:Christianity"
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
],
"topics": [
"Christianity"
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "4 4 1 2 1 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 63 3 1 1 1 1 1",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to declare (a sin) not forgiven",
"word": "pidättää"
}
]
},
{
"categories": [
{
"_dis": "4 4 10 10 1 2 1 10 10 9 5 5 1 1 4 6 11 1 1 1 1 1",
"kind": "other",
"name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [
"Entries with incorrect language header",
"Entry maintenance"
],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To keep in control or possession; to continue having."
],
"id": "en-retain-en-verb-Egq50dQ9",
"raw_glosses": [
"(intransitive)",
"To keep in control or possession; to continue having."
],
"tags": [
"intransitive"
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "2 3 1 1 1 16 16 3 1 1 2 1 2 1 42 2 1 0 0 4",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to keep in control or possession; to continue having",
"word": "pitää"
}
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"glosses": [
"To have the ability to keep something in the mind; to use the memory."
],
"id": "en-retain-en-verb-igvwpqZn",
"links": [
[
"ability",
"ability"
],
[
"use",
"use#Verb"
],
[
"memory",
"memory"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(intransitive)",
"To have the ability to keep something in the mind; to use the memory."
],
"tags": [
"intransitive"
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "0 1 1 1 1 3 5 3 0 1 3 0 3 1 3 71 1 0 1 1",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to have the ability to keep something in the mind",
"word": "muistaa"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 1 1 1 1 3 5 3 0 1 3 0 3 1 3 71 1 0 1 1",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to have the ability to keep something in the mind",
"word": "pitää mielessä"
}
]
},
{
"categories": [
{
"kind": "topical",
"langcode": "en",
"name": "Medicine",
"orig": "en:Medicine",
"parents": [
"Biology",
"Sciences",
"All topics",
"Fundamental"
],
"source": "w"
}
],
"glosses": [
"Of a body or body organ: to hold back tissue or a substance."
],
"id": "en-retain-en-verb-pJCXAOYo",
"links": [
[
"medicine",
"medicine"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(intransitive)",
"(medicine) Of a body or body organ: to hold back tissue or a substance."
],
"tags": [
"intransitive"
],
"topics": [
"medicine",
"sciences"
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "12 15 2 23 2 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 36 0 0 1",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "of a body or body organ: to hold back tissue or a substance",
"word": "pidättää"
}
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"glosses": [
"To refrain from doing something."
],
"id": "en-retain-en-verb-t8fyAuZ4",
"links": [
[
"refrain",
"refrain#Verb"
],
[
"doing",
"do#Verb"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(intransitive)",
"(obsolete)",
"To refrain from doing something."
],
"tags": [
"intransitive",
"obsolete"
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"glosses": [
"To be a dependent or follower to someone."
],
"id": "en-retain-en-verb-esJ2Sn-Z",
"raw_glosses": [
"(intransitive)",
"(obsolete)",
"To be a dependent or follower to someone."
],
"tags": [
"intransitive",
"obsolete"
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"glosses": [
"To continue, to remain."
],
"id": "en-retain-en-verb-rj~gbW8s",
"links": [
[
"remain",
"remain#Verb"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(intransitive)",
"(obsolete)",
"(rare) To continue, to remain."
],
"tags": [
"intransitive",
"obsolete",
"rare"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ɹɪˈteɪn/",
"tags": [
"Received-Pronunciation"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ɹəˈteɪn/",
"tags": [
"General-American"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ɹi-/",
"tags": [
"General-American"
]
},
{
"rhymes": "-eɪn"
},
{
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"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/29/En-us-retain.ogg",
"tags": [
"General-American"
],
"text": "Audio (GA)"
}
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "2 3 1 2 0 27 27 4 1 1 2 1 3 1 18 2 1 0 0 5",
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ʔabqā",
"sense": "to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something)",
"word": "أَبْقَى"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 3 1 2 0 27 27 4 1 1 2 1 3 1 18 2 1 0 0 5",
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ʔadāma",
"sense": "to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something)",
"word": "أَدَامَ"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 3 1 2 0 27 27 4 1 1 2 1 3 1 18 2 1 0 0 5",
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "baqqā",
"sense": "to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something)",
"word": "بَقَّى"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 3 1 2 0 27 27 4 1 1 2 1 3 1 18 2 1 0 0 5",
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ḥafiẓa",
"sense": "to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something)",
"word": "حَفِظَ"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 3 1 2 0 27 27 4 1 1 2 1 3 1 18 2 1 0 0 5",
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "raʕā",
"sense": "to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something)",
"word": "رَعَى"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 3 1 2 0 27 27 4 1 1 2 1 3 1 18 2 1 0 0 5",
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ṣāna",
"sense": "to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something)",
"word": "صانَ"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 3 1 2 0 27 27 4 1 1 2 1 3 1 18 2 1 0 0 5",
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "iḥtafaẓa",
"sense": "to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something)",
"word": "اِحْتَفَظَ"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 3 1 2 0 27 27 4 1 1 2 1 3 1 18 2 1 0 0 5",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "zapazvam",
"sense": "to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something)",
"word": "запазвам"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 3 1 2 0 27 27 4 1 1 2 1 3 1 18 2 1 0 0 5",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "sǎhranjavam",
"sense": "to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something)",
"word": "съхранявам"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 3 1 2 0 27 27 4 1 1 2 1 3 1 18 2 1 0 0 5",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something)",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "ponechat si"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 3 1 2 0 27 27 4 1 1 2 1 3 1 18 2 1 0 0 5",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something)",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "uchovat si"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 3 1 2 0 27 27 4 1 1 2 1 3 1 18 2 1 0 0 5",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something)",
"word": "behouden"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 3 1 2 0 27 27 4 1 1 2 1 3 1 18 2 1 0 0 5",
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something)",
"word": "reteni"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 3 1 2 0 27 27 4 1 1 2 1 3 1 18 2 1 0 0 5",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something)",
"word": "pitää"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 3 1 2 0 27 27 4 1 1 2 1 3 1 18 2 1 0 0 5",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something)",
"word": "säilyttää"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 3 1 2 0 27 27 4 1 1 2 1 3 1 18 2 1 0 0 5",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something)",
"word": "retenir"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 3 1 2 0 27 27 4 1 1 2 1 3 1 18 2 1 0 0 5",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something)",
"word": "conserver"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 3 1 2 0 27 27 4 1 1 2 1 3 1 18 2 1 0 0 5",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something)",
"word": "maintenir"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 3 1 2 0 27 27 4 1 1 2 1 3 1 18 2 1 0 0 5",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "inarčunebs",
"sense": "to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something)",
"word": "ინარჩუნებს"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 3 1 2 0 27 27 4 1 1 2 1 3 1 18 2 1 0 0 5",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "inaxavs",
"sense": "to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something)",
"word": "ინახავს"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 3 1 2 0 27 27 4 1 1 2 1 3 1 18 2 1 0 0 5",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something)",
"word": "behalten"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 3 1 2 0 27 27 4 1 1 2 1 3 1 18 2 1 0 0 5",
"code": "got",
"lang": "Gothic",
"roman": "gahaban",
"sense": "to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something)",
"word": "𐌲𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌽"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 3 1 2 0 27 27 4 1 1 2 1 3 1 18 2 1 0 0 5",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something)",
"word": "megtart"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 3 1 2 0 27 27 4 1 1 2 1 3 1 18 2 1 0 0 5",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something)",
"word": "coinnigh"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 3 1 2 0 27 27 4 1 1 2 1 3 1 18 2 1 0 0 5",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something)",
"word": "conservare"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 3 1 2 0 27 27 4 1 1 2 1 3 1 18 2 1 0 0 5",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something)",
"word": "mantenere"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 3 1 2 0 27 27 4 1 1 2 1 3 1 18 2 1 0 0 5",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something)",
"word": "habeo"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 3 1 2 0 27 27 4 1 1 2 1 3 1 18 2 1 0 0 5",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something)",
"word": "teneo"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 3 1 2 0 27 27 4 1 1 2 1 3 1 18 2 1 0 0 5",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something)",
"word": "whakauenuku"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 3 1 2 0 27 27 4 1 1 2 1 3 1 18 2 1 0 0 5",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something)",
"word": "whakapupuri"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 3 1 2 0 27 27 4 1 1 2 1 3 1 18 2 1 0 0 5",
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something)",
"word": "få"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 3 1 2 0 27 27 4 1 1 2 1 3 1 18 2 1 0 0 5",
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something)",
"word": "motta"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 3 1 2 0 27 27 4 1 1 2 1 3 1 18 2 1 0 0 5",
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something)",
"word": "æthabban"
},
{
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{
"ref": "2023 April 6, Emma Sanders, “CONMEBOL–UEFA Women’s Champions Cup – Finalissima: England 1 – Brazil”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 2023-04-20",
"text": "But the Lionesses, who have shown mental resilience in abundance under [Sarina] Wiegman's management, regrouped to win the shootout 4-2 and lift their second trophy of the year, having retained their Arnold Clark Cup crown in February.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something); to keep back."
],
"links": [
[
"control",
"control#Noun"
],
[
"possession",
"possession"
],
[
"continue",
"continue#Verb"
],
[
"having",
"have#Verb"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive)",
"To keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something); to keep back."
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English terms with quotations",
"English transitive verbs"
],
"examples": [
{
"ref": "1958, Gustave Flaubert, chapter 11, in Eleanor Marx-Aveling, transl., Madame Bovary, collector’s edition, New York, N.Y.: Pocket Books, →OCLC, part III, page 366",
"text": "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 dreamt of her; it was always the same dream. He drew near her, but when he was about to clasp her she fell into decay in his arms.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something); to keep back.",
"To keep (something) in the mind; to recall, to remember."
],
"links": [
[
"control",
"control#Noun"
],
[
"possession",
"possession"
],
[
"continue",
"continue#Verb"
],
[
"having",
"have#Verb"
],
[
"mind",
"mind#Noun"
],
[
"recall",
"recall#Verb"
],
[
"remember",
"remember"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive)",
"To keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something); to keep back.",
"To keep (something) in the mind; to recall, to remember."
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English terms with quotations",
"English transitive verbs"
],
"examples": [
{
"ref": "1677, Joseph Mede, “The Apostasy of the Latter Times; […]. The Sixth Edition, […]. Chapter X.”, in The Works of the Pious and Profoundly-learned Joseph Mede, B.D. […], [4th] edition, London: […] Roger Norton, for Richard Royston, […], →OCLC, book III, page 645",
"text": "[T]hou tookeſt this liberty, to have other Gods beſides the Lord thy God, viz. thy Baalims and Demon-gods of other Nations about thee; and yet hopedſt that Jehovah the God of Heaven, thy only Sovereign God, vvould not be offended thereat, ſince thou retainedſt him ſtill in chief place and honour vvith thee.",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "1961 October, “Talking of Trains: Metropolitan Service Revised”, in Trains Illustrated, London: Ian Allan Publishing, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 584",
"text": "The electric locomotives, which have been a familiar sight for so many years, are to be withdrawn from passenger service, but a few will be retained for miscellaneous non-passenger duties.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To keep (something) in place or use, instead of removing or abolishing it; to preserve."
],
"links": [
[
"place",
"place#Noun"
],
[
"use",
"use#Noun"
],
[
"removing",
"remove#Verb"
],
[
"abolish",
"abolish"
],
[
"preserve",
"preserve#Verb"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive)",
"To keep (something) in place or use, instead of removing or abolishing it; to preserve."
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English transitive verbs"
],
"glosses": [
"To engage or hire (someone), especially temporarily."
],
"links": [
[
"engage",
"engage"
],
[
"hire",
"hire#Verb"
],
[
"temporarily",
"temporarily"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive)",
"To engage or hire (someone), especially temporarily."
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English transitive verbs",
"en:Law"
],
"glosses": [
"To engage or hire (someone), especially temporarily.",
"To employ (someone, especially a lawyer) by paying a retainer (“fee one pays to reserve another person's time for services”); specifically, to engage (a barrister) by making an initial payment to secure their services if needed."
],
"links": [
[
"engage",
"engage"
],
[
"hire",
"hire#Verb"
],
[
"temporarily",
"temporarily"
],
[
"law",
"law#English"
],
[
"lawyer",
"lawyer#Noun"
],
[
"paying",
"pay#Verb"
],
[
"retainer",
"retainer#English"
],
[
"fee",
"fee#Noun"
],
[
"reserve",
"reserve#Verb"
],
[
"person",
"person#Noun"
],
[
"time",
"time#Noun"
],
[
"services",
"service#Noun"
],
[
"barrister",
"barrister"
],
[
"making",
"make#Verb"
],
[
"initial",
"initial#Adjective"
],
[
"payment",
"payment"
],
[
"secure",
"secure#Verb"
],
[
"needed",
"need#Verb"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive)",
"To engage or hire (someone), especially temporarily.",
"(chiefly law) To employ (someone, especially a lawyer) by paying a retainer (“fee one pays to reserve another person's time for services”); specifically, to engage (a barrister) by making an initial payment to secure their services if needed."
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
],
"topics": [
"law"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English terms with historical senses",
"English transitive verbs"
],
"glosses": [
"To keep (someone) in one's pay or service; also, (chiefly historical) to maintain (someone) as a dependent or follower."
],
"links": [
[
"pay",
"pay#Noun"
],
[
"maintain",
"maintain"
],
[
"dependent",
"dependent#Noun"
],
[
"follower",
"follower"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive)",
"To keep (someone) in one's pay or service; also, (chiefly historical) to maintain (someone) as a dependent or follower."
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English reflexive verbs",
"English transitive verbs"
],
"glosses": [
"To control or restrain (oneself); to exercise self-control over (oneself)."
],
"links": [
[
"control",
"control#Verb"
],
[
"exercise",
"exercise#Verb"
],
[
"self-control",
"self-control#Noun"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive)",
"(reflexive) To control or restrain (oneself); to exercise self-control over (oneself)."
],
"tags": [
"reflexive",
"transitive"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English terms with archaic senses",
"English transitive verbs"
],
"glosses": [
"To keep (someone) in custody; to prevent (someone) from leaving."
],
"links": [
[
"custody",
"custody"
],
[
"leaving",
"leave#Verb"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive)",
"(archaic) To keep (someone) in custody; to prevent (someone) from leaving."
],
"tags": [
"archaic",
"transitive"
]
},
{
"antonyms": [
{
"word": "remit"
}
],
"categories": [
"English transitive verbs",
"en:Christianity"
],
"glosses": [
"To declare (a sin) not forgiven."
],
"links": [
[
"Christianity",
"Christianity"
],
[
"declare",
"declare"
],
[
"sin",
"sin#Noun"
],
[
"forgive",
"forgive"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive)",
"(Christianity) To declare (a sin) not forgiven."
],
"senseid": [
"en:Christianity"
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
],
"topics": [
"Christianity"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English intransitive verbs"
],
"glosses": [
"To keep in control or possession; to continue having."
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(intransitive)",
"To keep in control or possession; to continue having."
],
"tags": [
"intransitive"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English intransitive verbs"
],
"glosses": [
"To have the ability to keep something in the mind; to use the memory."
],
"links": [
[
"ability",
"ability"
],
[
"use",
"use#Verb"
],
[
"memory",
"memory"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(intransitive)",
"To have the ability to keep something in the mind; to use the memory."
],
"tags": [
"intransitive"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English intransitive verbs",
"en:Medicine"
],
"glosses": [
"Of a body or body organ: to hold back tissue or a substance."
],
"links": [
[
"medicine",
"medicine"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(intransitive)",
"(medicine) Of a body or body organ: to hold back tissue or a substance."
],
"tags": [
"intransitive"
],
"topics": [
"medicine",
"sciences"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English intransitive verbs",
"English terms with obsolete senses"
],
"glosses": [
"To refrain from doing something."
],
"links": [
[
"refrain",
"refrain#Verb"
],
[
"doing",
"do#Verb"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(intransitive)",
"(obsolete)",
"To refrain from doing something."
],
"tags": [
"intransitive",
"obsolete"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English intransitive verbs",
"English terms with obsolete senses"
],
"glosses": [
"To be a dependent or follower to someone."
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(intransitive)",
"(obsolete)",
"To be a dependent or follower to someone."
],
"tags": [
"intransitive",
"obsolete"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English intransitive verbs",
"English terms with obsolete senses",
"English terms with rare senses"
],
"glosses": [
"To continue, to remain."
],
"links": [
[
"remain",
"remain#Verb"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(intransitive)",
"(obsolete)",
"(rare) To continue, to remain."
],
"tags": [
"intransitive",
"obsolete",
"rare"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ɹɪˈteɪn/",
"tags": [
"Received-Pronunciation"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ɹəˈteɪn/",
"tags": [
"General-American"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ɹi-/",
"tags": [
"General-American"
]
},
{
"rhymes": "-eɪn"
},
{
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"translations": [
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "liúbān",
"sense": "To hold back (a pupil) instead of allowing them to advance to the next class or year",
"word": "留班"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "To hold back (a pupil) instead of allowing them to advance to the next class or year",
"word": "留級"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "liújí",
"sense": "To hold back (a pupil) instead of allowing them to advance to the next class or year",
"word": "留级"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "To hold back (a pupil) instead of allowing them to advance to the next class or year",
"word": "jättää luokalle"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "zádrži",
"sense": "To hold back (a pupil) instead of allowing them to advance to the next class or year",
"word": "за́држи"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to hold back (tissue or a substance, especially urine) in the body or a body organ",
"word": "pidättää"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to hold back (tissue or a substance, especially urine) in the body or a body organ",
"word": "kestää"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "zadǎržam",
"sense": "to hold (something) secure; to prevent (something) from becoming detached or separated",
"word": "задържам"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to hold (something) secure; to prevent (something) from becoming detached or separated",
"word": "pitää (kiinni)"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to hold (something) secure; to prevent (something) from becoming detached or separated",
"word": "festhalten"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ʔabqā",
"sense": "to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something)",
"word": "أَبْقَى"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ʔadāma",
"sense": "to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something)",
"word": "أَدَامَ"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "baqqā",
"sense": "to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something)",
"word": "بَقَّى"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ḥafiẓa",
"sense": "to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something)",
"word": "حَفِظَ"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "raʕā",
"sense": "to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something)",
"word": "رَعَى"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ṣāna",
"sense": "to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something)",
"word": "صانَ"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "iḥtafaẓa",
"sense": "to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something)",
"word": "اِحْتَفَظَ"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "zapazvam",
"sense": "to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something)",
"word": "запазвам"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "sǎhranjavam",
"sense": "to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something)",
"word": "съхранявам"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something)",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "ponechat si"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something)",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "uchovat si"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something)",
"word": "behouden"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something)",
"word": "reteni"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something)",
"word": "pitää"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something)",
"word": "säilyttää"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something)",
"word": "retenir"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something)",
"word": "conserver"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something)",
"word": "maintenir"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "inarčunebs",
"sense": "to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something)",
"word": "ინარჩუნებს"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "inaxavs",
"sense": "to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something)",
"word": "ინახავს"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something)",
"word": "behalten"
},
{
"code": "got",
"lang": "Gothic",
"roman": "gahaban",
"sense": "to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something)",
"word": "𐌲𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌽"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something)",
"word": "megtart"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something)",
"word": "coinnigh"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something)",
"word": "conservare"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something)",
"word": "mantenere"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something)",
"word": "habeo"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something)",
"word": "teneo"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something)",
"word": "whakauenuku"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something)",
"word": "whakapupuri"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something)",
"word": "få"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something)",
"word": "motta"
},
{
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something)",
"word": "æthabban"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something)",
"word": "reter"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something)",
"word": "reține"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "xranítʹ",
"sense": "to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something)",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "храни́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "soxranjátʹ",
"sense": "to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something)",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "сохраня́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "soxranítʹ",
"sense": "to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something)",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "сохрани́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "ostavljátʹ",
"sense": "to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something)",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "оставля́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "ostávitʹ",
"sense": "to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something)",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "оста́вить"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something)",
"word": "retener"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something)",
"word": "detentar"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something)",
"word": "få"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something)",
"word": "bevara"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something)",
"word": "alıkoymak"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something)",
"word": "tutmak"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something)",
"word": "unutmamak"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something)",
"word": "kaybetmemek"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something)",
"word": "elinden kaçırmamak"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to employ (someone, especially a lawyer) by paying a retainer; to engage (a barrister) by making an initial payment to secure their services if needed",
"word": "pitää palkattuna"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "nájmi",
"sense": "to employ (someone, especially a lawyer) by paying a retainer; to engage (a barrister) by making an initial payment to secure their services if needed",
"word": "на́јми"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "nanimátʹ",
"sense": "to employ (someone, especially a lawyer) by paying a retainer; to engage (a barrister) by making an initial payment to secure their services if needed",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "нанима́ть"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "naemam",
"sense": "to keep (someone) in one’s pay or service; (chiefly historical) to maintain (someone) as a dependent or follower",
"word": "наемам"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "angažiram",
"sense": "to keep (someone) in one’s pay or service; (chiefly historical) to maintain (someone) as a dependent or follower",
"word": "ангажирам"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to keep (someone) in one’s pay or service; (chiefly historical) to maintain (someone) as a dependent or follower",
"word": "pitää palveluksessaan"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to keep (someone) in one’s pay or service; (chiefly historical) to maintain (someone) as a dependent or follower",
"word": "tutmak"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to control or restrain (oneself); to exercise self-control over (oneself)",
"word": "hillitä"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to keep (someone) in custody; to prevent (someone) from leaving",
"word": "pitää"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to declare (a sin) not forgiven",
"word": "pidättää"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to keep in control or possession; to continue having",
"word": "pitää"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to have the ability to keep something in the mind",
"word": "muistaa"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to have the ability to keep something in the mind",
"word": "pitää mielessä"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "of a body or body organ: to hold back tissue or a substance",
"word": "pidättää"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"Koine Greek",
"Late Latin"
],
"word": "retain"
}
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"English countable nouns",
"English entries with incorrect language header",
"English lemmas",
"English nouns",
"English obsolete terms",
"English terms with IPA pronunciation",
"English terms with audio links",
"Rhymes:English/eɪn",
"Rhymes:English/eɪn/2 syllables"
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"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
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"t": "possession of a sum of money"
},
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"name": "m"
},
{
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},
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"name": "nb..."
},
{
"args": {
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},
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"name": "glossary"
}
],
"etymology_text": "Partly:\n* from Middle English retein, retain (“possession of a sum of money”) […]; and\n* from the verb (see etymology 1).",
"forms": [
{
"form": "retains",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
}
],
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{
"args": {},
"expansion": "retain (plural retains)",
"name": "en-noun"
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],
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"re‧tain"
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"pos": "noun",
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{
"glosses": [
"An act of holding or keeping something; a possession, a retention."
],
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[
"act",
"act#Noun"
],
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"holding",
"hold#Verb"
],
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[
"retention",
"retention"
]
],
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{
"tags": [
"rare"
],
"word": "retainal"
},
{
"word": "retaining"
},
{
"word": "retainment"
}
],
"tags": [
"obsolete"
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"Synonym of retinue (“a group of attendants or servants, especially of someone considered important”)"
],
"links": [
[
"retinue",
"retinue#English"
],
[
"group",
"group#Noun"
],
[
"attendants",
"attendant#Noun"
],
[
"servant",
"servant"
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[
"consider",
"consider"
],
[
"important",
"important"
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"tags": [
"synonym",
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],
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"obsolete"
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"ipa": "/ɹɪˈteɪn/",
"tags": [
"Received-Pronunciation"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ɹəˈteɪn/",
"tags": [
"General-American"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ɹi-/",
"tags": [
"General-American"
]
},
{
"rhymes": "-eɪn"
},
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"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/2/29/En-us-retain.ogg/En-us-retain.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/29/En-us-retain.ogg",
"tags": [
"General-American"
],
"text": "Audio (GA)"
}
],
"word": "retain"
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