Related / Similar Words:
hold, keep back, hold back, continue, keep, keep on, keep going Definition: keep in one''s mind; "I cannot retain so much information";secure and keep for possible future use or application; "The landlord retained the security deposit"; "I reserve the right to disagree";allow to remain in a place or position; "We cannot continue several servants any longer"; "She retains a lawyer"; "The family''s fortune waned and they could not keep their household staff"; "Our grant has run out and we cannot keep you on"; "We kept the;hold within; "This soil retains water"; "I retain this drug for a long time";
Hyponyms: hold down Grouped Verbs: run on, keep going, continue, persist in Derivational Morphology:
memory, retention, retentiveness, keeping, holding, lengthiness, prolongation, continuation, protraction Anagrams:
nerita, retina
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