reter — meaning in English

English meaning

• hinder verb To make something more difficult or slow to accomplish; to get in the way of.
• retain verb To keep possession of something instead of losing or giving it up.
• withhold verb To refuse to give, share, or reveal something.

Senses

reter is used for these senses in English:

• hinder (ambitransitive) To delay or impede; to keep back, to prevent.
• hold off (idiomatic, transitive) To delay (someone or something) temporarily; to keep at bay.
• keep back (transitive) To restrict or restrain.
• retain To keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something); to keep back.
• take away To remove something, either material or abstract, so that a person no longer has it.

retain — full definition

1. verb To keep possession of something instead of losing or giving it up.
2. verb To keep something in the memory.
3. verb To hire someone, especially a lawyer, by paying a fee to secure their services.

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