Retain Retained Rɪˈteɪn Verb Independence Struggled Control Situation

• to retain your independence
• he struggled to retain control of the situation.
• the house retains much of its original charm.
• she retained her tennis title for the third year.

retain

Verb Forms

1. to keep something; to continue to have something
• SYNONYM preserve
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• to retain your independence
• He struggled to retain control of the situation.
• The house retains much of its original charm.
• She retained her tennis title for the third year.

Extra Examples

• He has successfully retained his position as national president of the society.
• He was allowed to retain his parliamentary seat.
• Her new music largely retains the distinctiveness of the old.
• The immigrants have a right to retain their language.
• The president retained her as his chief adviser.
• Please retain your ticket stub during the event.
• Residents of the home are able to retain their independence.
• To retain talent, companies must give employees the opportunity to develop.
2. to continue to hold or contain something
• These plants will need a soil that retains moisture during the summer months.
• This information is no longer retained within the computer's main memory.
• She has a good memory and finds it easy to retain facts.
3. if a member of the public retains somebody such as a lawyer, he or she pays money regularly or in advance so the lawyer, etc. will do work for him or her
• You will be paid a retaining fee.
• You will need to retain the services of a lawyer.

Word Origin

• late Middle English: via Anglo-Norman French from Old French retenir, from Latin retinere, from re- ‘back’ + tenere ‘hold’.