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  Retain \Re*tain"\ (r[-e]*t[=a]n"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
     Retained (r[-e]*t[=a]nd"); p. pr. & vb. n. Retaining.]
     [F. retainir, L. retinere; pref. re- re- + tenere to hold,
     keep. See Tenable, and cf. Rein of a bridle, Retention,
     Retinue.]
     1. To continue to hold; to keep in possession; not to lose,
        part with, or dismiss; to restrain from departure, escape,
        or the like. ``Thy shape invisible retain.'' --Shak.
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              Be obedient, and retain
              Unalterably firm his love entire.     --Milton.
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              An executor may retain a debt due to him from the
              testator.                             --Blackstone.
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     2. To keep in pay; to employ by a preliminary fee paid; to
        hire; to engage; as, to retain a counselor.
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              A Benedictine convent has now retained the most
              learned father of their order to write in its
              defense.                              --Addison.
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     3. To restrain; to prevent. [Obs.] --Sir W. Temple.
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     Retaining wall (Arch. & Engin.), a wall built to keep any
        movable backing, or a bank of sand or earth, in its place;
        -- called also retain wall.
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     Syn: To keep; hold; restrain. See Keep.
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  Retain \Re*tain"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Retained; p. pr. & vb.
     n. Retaining.] [F. retainir, L. retinere; pref. re- re- +
     tenere to hold, keep. See Tenable, and cf. Rein of a
     bridle, Retention, Retinue.]
     1. To continue to hold; to keep in possession; not to lose,
        part with, or dismiss; to retrain from departure, escape,
        or the like. ``Thy shape invisibleretain.'' --Shak.
  
              Be obedient, and retain Unalterably firm his love
              entire.                               --Milton.
  
              An executor may retain a debt due to him from the
              testator.                             --Blackstone.
  
     2. To keep in pay; to employ by a preliminary fee paid; to
        hire; to engage; as, to retain a counselor.
  
              A Benedictine convent has now retained the most
              learned father of their order to write in its
              defense.                              --Addison.
  
     3. To restrain; to prevent. [Obs.] --Sir W. Temple.
  
     Retaining wall (Arch. & Engin.), a wall built to keep any
        movable backing, or a bank of sand or earth, in its place;
        -- called also retain wall.
  
     Syn: To keep; hold; retrain. See Keep.

  retaining
       adj : designed for (usually temporary) retention; "a holding pen";
             "a retaining wall" [syn: holding]

  retaining
     a.
     Of or pertaining to something that retains something else, as with a
  retaining wall.
     n.
     The act by which something or someone is retained; a retention.
     vb.
     (present participle of en retain nocat=1)

  retaining
     a.
     Of or pertaining to something that retains something else, as with a
  retaining wall.
     n.
     The act by which something or someone is retained; a retention.
     vb.
     (present participle of en retain nocat=1)

  retaining
     a.
     Of or pertaining to something that retains something else, as with a
  retaining wall.
     n.
     The act by which something or someone is retained; a retention.
     vb.
     (present participle of en retain nocat=1)

  retaining
     a.
     Of or pertaining to something that retains something else, as with a
  retaining wall.
     n.
     The act by which something or someone is retained; a retention.
     vb.
     (present participle of en retain nocat=1)

  retaining
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm r etain ing)

  retaining
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en retain ordform=prespart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb retain)

  Retaining /ɹɪtˈeɪnɪŋ/
  الإحتفاظ

  retaining /ɹɪtˈeɪnɪŋ/ 
  udržování

  retaining /ɹɪtˈeɪnɪŋ/ 
  zadržování

  retaining /ɹɪtˈeɪnɪŋ/
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  retaining /ɹɪtˈeɪnɪŋ/
  behaltend, einbehaltend, zurückbehaltend
   see: retain, retained, retains, retained
  

  retaining /ɹɪtˈeɪnɪŋ/
  beibehaltend, behaltend, bewahrend, bestehen lassend, vorhaltend
   see: retain sth., retained, retains, retained, retain data
  

  retaining /ɹɪtˈeɪnɪŋ/
  haltend, zurückhaltend, aufspeichernd
   see: retain sth., retained, retain heat, retain water, retained water
  

  retaining /ɹɪtˈeɪnɪŋ/
  weiterbeschäftigend, übernehmend
     Synonym: keeping on
  
   see: retain sb., keep on sb., retained, kept on, retain the staff following the change of owner
  

  
/ɹiˈteɪnɪŋ/, /ɹɪˈteɪnɪŋ/