| query | If you r_____ a lawyer, you pay him or her a fee to make sure that he or she will represent you when your case comes before the court .If you retain a lawyer, you pay him or her a fee to make sure that he or she will represent you when your case comes before the court . He decided to retain him for the trial. |
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| word | retain |
| full-definition | verb To retain something means to continue to have that thing. The interior of the shop still retains a nineteenth-century atmosphere. He retains a deep respect for the profession. Other countries retained their traditional and habitual ways of doing things. If left covered in a warm place, this rice will retain its heat for a good hour. If you retain a lawyer, you pay him or her a fee to make sure that he or she will represent you when your case comes before the court . He decided to retain him for the trial. |
| inflections | retainsretainingretained |
| cefr-level | B2 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:b2
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