retain

Meaning of retain

verb
  1. To keep in possession or use.
  2. To keep in one's pay or service.
  3. To employ by paying a retainer.
  4. To hold secure.
  5. To hold back (a pupil) instead of allowing them to advance to the next class or year.
  6. To restrain; to prevent.
  7. To belong; to pertain.

Information about retain

  • It is a verb.
  • The plural form of retain is: retains.
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Hyphenation of retain

re-tain

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 6 chars.
  • retain is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

retain synonyms

Meaning continue:

continue, keep

Meaning hold:

hold

Anagrams of retain

anteri, entria, Nerita, nerita, Ranite, ratine, Reitan, Renita, retina, tanier, Terina, Tirane

Words that rhyme with retain

tain, Patain, copatain, obtain, preobtain, reobtain, betain, detain, predetain, chieftain, Britain, Maritain, britain, huitain, Mountain, catamountain, contain, fountain, intermountain, maintain, mountain, plantain, precontain, premaintain, quintain, remaintain, submountain, transmountain, undermountain, upmountain, Potain, chevrotain, infotain, Captain, Ptain, captain, cocaptain, subcaptain, undercaptain, McCurtain, appertain, ascertain, certain, curtain, discurtain, encurtain, entertain, incertain, incurtain, noncertain

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