to retain
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3.4
- verb
- /rɪˈteɪn/
- The company aims to retain its top employees by offering better benefits.
- retain control
- retain power
- retain support
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Watch on YouTubeNo, the second big piece of the revenue model is retaining some ownership.
- No, the second big piece of the revenue model is retaining some ownership.
- When these companies were sold, he additionally enabled them to retain ownership of the land.
- What do you think it is about Snapchat that has retained younger users?
- Finding, hiring, training, and retaining the right people that believe what you believe.
- And running that alongside running SSD benchmarks saw us mostly retaining the speed of both devices.
- You cannot undermine the rule of law and expect to retain a stable system.
- And since then, as we've all heard, the Secretary of Defense has recommended retaining the mandate.
- Either you cannot attract talent OR you cannot retain talent.
- So they're going to try to retain their sort of power by limiting functionality.
Examples
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When these companies were sold, he additionally enabled them to retain ownership of the land.
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They retain the religion of their forefathers.
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If that change works, people retain it and the whole culture works.
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But how do we somehow continue to retain a hope?
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You will retain the rank and title of Roman senator.
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You cannot undermine the rule of law and expect to retain a stable system.
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He lost much of his past, but he did retain factual knowledge about the world.
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But she still retains her lands and her status as an honored warrior.
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After all, the farmer retains some rights to access and to use the easement area.
Academic text (2017) -
It is important to retain our cultural traditions for future generations.
Synonyms
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1.0
To continue doing something or stay in the same state
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1.3
To keep something for someone to use later
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1.0
Keep something for use later
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3.1
Keep an activity, quality, or schedule going over time
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3.4
To keep people and things safe from harm or change
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2.2
Continue to have someone working for you
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1.6
To keep something instead of selling or giving it away
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3.0
To keep something and not let it go
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3.1
Leave an option available for later use
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3.2
Keep something for later use
7
2.8
Save part of something to use later
4
3.8
Something a person still remembers, uses, or keeps
4
3.2
Kept in use or memory for a long time
Antonyms
How Securely
Surface Forms
Etymology
Retain comes from the Latin parts re- 'back' and tenere 'to hold'. It is like the word contain and means to 'hold' something so you keep it, which is why you can retain a job, a quality, or a possession.