coinnigh — meaning in English
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English meaning
- detain verb To officially hold someone, preventing them from leaving.
- hold verb To grasp, carry, or support something with your hands or arms.
- keep verb To hold on to something or continue having it, rather than giving it up or losing it.
- maintain verb To keep something in its current, good condition over time.
- observe verb To watch someone or something carefully.
- preserve verb To keep something safe from harm, damage, or decay.
- retain verb To keep possession of something instead of losing or giving it up.
- store verb To keep something in a particular place for future use.
Senses
coinnigh is used for these senses in English:
- detain (transitive, law enforcement) To put under custody.
- hold (transitive) To impose restraint upon; to limit in motion or action; to bind legally or morally; to confine; to restrain.
- hold To maintain in being or action; to carry on; to prosecute, as a course of conduct or an argument; to continue; to sustain.
- keep (ditransitive) To maintain the condition of; to preserve in a certain state.
- keep To supply with necessities and financially support (a person).
- keep (transitive) To observe; to adhere to; to fulfill; to not swerve from or violate.
- maintain To keep up; to preserve; to uphold (a state, condition etc.). [from 14th c.]
- observe (transitive) To take note of and celebrate (a holiday or similar occurrence), to keep; to follow (a type of time or calendar reckoning).
detain — full definition
- verb To officially hold someone, preventing them from leaving.
- verb To delay someone or keep them from moving on.
hold — full definition
- verb To grasp, carry, or support something with your hands or arms.
- verb To keep something in a particular state, position, or place, such as reserving it or making someone wait.
- verb To remain true, valid, or in effect.
- noun A grip or grasp on something.
- noun The cargo storage area below a ship's deck.