What is "retain" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "retain": hold back within

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Meaning of "retain": allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature

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Meaning of "retain": secure and keep for possible future use or application

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Meaning of "retain": keep in one's mind

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Synonyms:

preserve, enjoy, absorb, own, recognize, keep, maintain, have, contain, hold, possess, remember, retrospect, memorize, recall, mind, recollect, withhold, reminisce, detain, restrain, clutch, grasp, save, husband, reserve, bear in mind, put away, cling to, hand onto, hold fast, keep in mind, keep possession, employ, pay, maintain, commission, engage, contract, reserve,

Antonyms:

lack, need, disperse, misunderstand, dispossess, release, ignore, desert, exclude, disregard, liberate, want, lose, miss, let go, abandon, neglect, forget, free, waste, spend, fire, pass up, not have, ignore, release, let go, break off, give, free, lose, spend, fire, pass up,