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Retain Retained Verb Means Continue Thing Interior Shop

word retain
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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