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Meaning of retain
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
retain
v 1: hold back within; "This soil retains water"; "I retain this
drug for a long time"; "the dam retains the water"
2: allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property
or feature; "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 work going as long
as we could"; "She retained her composure"; "this garment
retains its shape even after many washings" [syn: {retain},
{continue}, {keep}, {keep on}]
3: secure and keep for possible future use or application; "The
landlord retained the security deposit"; "I reserve the right
to disagree" [syn: {retain}, {hold}, {keep back}, {hold
back}]
4: keep in one's mind; "I cannot retain so much information"
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