retener — meaning in English
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English meaning
- abstain verb To deliberately not take part in something, especially eating, drinking, or voting.
- detain verb To officially hold someone, preventing them from leaving.
- impound verb To seize and hold something officially, often as a penalty or for legal reasons.
- remember verb To bring something back to mind from memory.
- restrain verb To hold back or keep someone or something under control.
- 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
retener is used for these senses in English:
- abstain (transitive, obsolete) Hinder; keep back; withhold. [Attested from the early 16th century until the mid 17th century.]
- detain (transitive, law enforcement) To put under custody.
- hold down (idiomatic, transitive) To continue, to hold and to manage well; to keep; maintain; support.
- hold out (idiomatic, usually, with on) To withhold something.
- impound (transitive) To hold back.
- keep back (transitive) To restrict or restrain.
- remember To memorize; to put something into memory.
- restrain (transitive) To deprive of liberty.
detain — full definition
- verb To officially hold someone, preventing them from leaving.
- verb To delay someone or keep them from moving on.