Look up: retain

1. retain
   [Verb] To keep or continue to have.
   Example: Sally retained close links with her family after moving to London.
   Found on http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/glossary
   
   
2. retain
   [v] - hold within 2. [v] - allow to remain in a place or position 3. [v] - as to represent 4. [v] - secure and keep for possible future use or application 5. [v] - keep in one`s mind
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3. Retain
   Re·tain' transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Retained ; present participle & verbal noun Retaining .] [ French retainir , Latin retinere ; prefix re- re- +...
   Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/R/66
   
   
4. Retain
   Re·tain' intransitive verb 1. To belong; to pertain. [ Obsolete] « A somewhat languid relish, retaining to bitterness.» Boyle. 2. To keep; to continue; to remain. [ Obsolete] Donne.
   Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/R/66
   
   
5. retain
   keep 2 keep on verb 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 house...
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6. Retain
   • (v. t.) To keep in pay; to employ by a preliminary fee paid; to hire; to engage; as, to retain a counselor. • (v. t.) To continue to hold; to keep in possession; not to lose, part with, or dismiss; to retrain from departure, escape, or the like. • (v. t.) To restrain; to prevent. &b...
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