transitive verb. undefined

transitive verb. To keep possession of; continue to have: synonym: keep.

transitive verb. To keep in a particular place or condition.

transitive verb. To continue to have as a feature or aspect.

transitive verb. To keep in mind; remember.

transitive verb. To require (a student) to repeat a class or grade because of insufficient educational progress to advance.

transitive verb. undefined

transitive verb. To keep in one's service or pay.

transitive verb. To hire (an attorney, for example) by the payment of a fee.

transitive verb. To hire someone for (his or her services).

To hold back; restrain; hinder from action, departure, or escape; keep back; detain.

To hold or keep in possession; reserve as one's own.

To continue in the use or practice of; preserve; keep up; keep from dying out: as, to retain a custom; to retain an appearance of youth.

To keep in mind; preserve a knowledge or idea of; remember.

To keep in pay; hire; take into service; especially, to engage by the payment of a preliminary fee: as, to retain counsel.

To entertain.

=Syn. 2–4. Reserve, Preserve, etc. See keep.

To keep on: continue.

To pertain; belong; be a dependent or retainer.

transitive verb. To continue to hold; to keep in possession; not to lose, part with, or dismiss; to restrain from departure, escape, or the like.

transitive verb. To keep in pay; to employ by a preliminary fee paid; to hire; to engage.

transitive verb. To restrain; to prevent.

transitive verb. a wall built to keep any movable backing, or a bank of sand or earth, in its place; -- called also retain wall.

intransitive verb. To belong; to pertain.

intransitive verb. To keep; to continue; to remain.

verb. To keep in possession or use.

verb. To keep in one's pay or service.

verb. To employ by paying a retainer.

verb. To hold secure.

verb. To belong; to pertain.

verb. keep in one's mind

verb. hold back within

verb. secure and keep for possible future use or application

verb. allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature

"But when half the drivers on the road are "car thieves," does the term retain its meaning?"

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