"retaining" meaning in All languages combined

See retaining on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

IPA: /ɹɪˈteɪnɪŋ/
Rhymes: -eɪnɪŋ Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} retaining (not comparable)
  1. Of or pertaining to something that retains something else, as with a retaining wall. Tags: not-comparable Derived forms: retaining valve, retaining wall
    Sense id: en-retaining-en-adj-UkJCKFuB

Noun [English]

IPA: /ɹɪˈteɪnɪŋ/ Forms: retainings [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪnɪŋ Head templates: {{en-noun}} retaining (plural retainings)
  1. The act by which something or someone is retained; a retention.
    Sense id: en-retaining-en-noun-jwNtzkgN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 69 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 69 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 74 8

Verb [English]

IPA: /ɹɪˈteɪnɪŋ/
Rhymes: -eɪnɪŋ Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} retaining
  1. present participle and gerund of retain Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: retain
    Sense id: en-retaining-en-verb-Le8p1n55

Inflected forms

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "retaining (not comparable)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "re‧tain‧ing"
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "retaining valve"
        },
        {
          "word": "retaining wall"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Of or pertaining to something that retains something else, as with a retaining wall."
      ],
      "id": "en-retaining-en-adj-UkJCKFuB",
      "links": [
        [
          "retaining wall",
          "retaining wall"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɹɪˈteɪnɪŋ/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eɪnɪŋ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "retaining"
}

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  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "verb form"
      },
      "expansion": "retaining",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "re‧tain‧ing"
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "retain"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "present participle and gerund of retain"
      ],
      "id": "en-retaining-en-verb-Le8p1n55",
      "links": [
        [
          "retain",
          "retain#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of",
        "gerund",
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɹɪˈteɪnɪŋ/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eɪnɪŋ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "retaining"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "retainings",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "retaining (plural retainings)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "re‧tain‧ing"
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "23 69 8",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "18 69 13",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "18 74 8",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1989, John Malcolm William Bean, From Lord to Patron: Lordship in Late Medieval England, page 212:",
          "text": "All retainings by indenture before that date were declared null and void 'other than to be the household servant or officer or of his [the lord's] council for lawful service done or to be done'.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
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        "The act by which something or someone is retained; a retention."
      ],
      "id": "en-retaining-en-noun-jwNtzkgN",
      "links": [
        [
          "retention",
          "retention"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɹɪˈteɪnɪŋ/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eɪnɪŋ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "retaining"
}
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    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English non-lemma forms",
    "English nouns",
    "English uncomparable adjectives",
    "English verb forms",
    "English verbal nouns",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:English/eɪnɪŋ",
    "Rhymes:English/eɪnɪŋ/3 syllables"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "retaining valve"
    },
    {
      "word": "retaining wall"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "retaining (not comparable)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "re‧tain‧ing"
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
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    {
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        "Of or pertaining to something that retains something else, as with a retaining wall."
      ],
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        [
          "retaining wall",
          "retaining wall"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ɹɪˈteɪnɪŋ/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eɪnɪŋ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "retaining"
}

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    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English non-lemma forms",
    "English nouns",
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    "English verb forms",
    "English verbal nouns",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
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  ],
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    "re‧tain‧ing"
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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    {
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        {
          "word": "retain"
        }
      ],
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        "present participle and gerund of retain"
      ],
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          "retain#English"
        ]
      ],
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        "gerund",
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ɹɪˈteɪnɪŋ/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eɪnɪŋ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "retaining"
}

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    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English non-lemma forms",
    "English nouns",
    "English uncomparable adjectives",
    "English verb forms",
    "English verbal nouns",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:English/eɪnɪŋ",
    "Rhymes:English/eɪnɪŋ/3 syllables"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "retainings",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "retaining (plural retainings)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "re‧tain‧ing"
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
      ],
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        {
          "ref": "1989, John Malcolm William Bean, From Lord to Patron: Lordship in Late Medieval England, page 212:",
          "text": "All retainings by indenture before that date were declared null and void 'other than to be the household servant or officer or of his [the lord's] council for lawful service done or to be done'.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The act by which something or someone is retained; a retention."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "retention",
          "retention"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɹɪˈteɪnɪŋ/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eɪnɪŋ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "retaining"
}

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