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Learn to pronounce re·tain

/rəˈtān/
verb
  1. continue to have (something); keep possession of.
    "built in 1830, the house retains many of its original features"
    synonyms: keep, keep possession of, keep hold of, hold onto, hold fast to, keep back, hang onto, cling to, cleave to, maintain, continue, preserve, reserve, conserve, perpetuate, cherish
  2. absorb and continue to hold (a substance).
    "limestone is known to retain water"
  3. keep (something) in place; hold fixed.
    "the successful design of a cartridge belt requires that the cartridges in it be properly located and retained in that position"
  4. keep (someone) engaged in one's service.
    "he has been retained as a freelance"
    synonyms: employ, commission, contract, pay, keep on the payroll, have in employment, hire, engage, appoint, recruit, put on the payroll, secure the services of, sign on, sign up, take on, take into one's employ

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