retain
US: /ɹiˈteɪn/, /ɹɪˈteɪn/
UK: /ɹɪtˈeɪn/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
retain /ri'tein/- ngoại động từ
- giữ, cầm lại
- dykes retain the river water: đê điều ngăn giữ nước sông
- ghi nhớ
- thuê (luật sư)
- vẫn giữ, vẫn có, vẫn duy trì, vân dùng, không bỏ, không thừa nhận
- to retain one's composure: vẫn giữ bình tĩnh
- to retain control of...: vẫn nắm quyền kiểm soát..., vẫn làm chủ...
- giữ, cầm lại
Advanced English dictionary
+ verb [VN] (rather formal)1 to keep sth; to continue to have sth: to retain your freedom / independence + He struggled to retain control of the situation. + The house retains much of its original charm. + She retained her tennis title for the third year.
2 to continue to hold or contain sth: a soil that retains moisture + This information is no longer retained within the computer's main memory. + (figurative) She has a good memory and finds it easy to retain facts.
3 (law) if a member of the public retains sb such as a lawyer, he or she pays money regularly or in advance so the lawyer, etc. will do work for him or her: a retaining fee + to retain the services of a lawyer
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Thesaurus dictionary
v.
1 keep (possession of), hold (on to), save, preserve, Colloq hang on to:
Retain the receipt in case you wish to exchange the merchandise.
2 engage, hire, employ, commission, take on:
We have retained a caretaker to look after the estate.
3 hold, absorb, contain, soak up, preserve:
This type of soil retains little water.
4 remember, keep or bear or have in mind, recall, remain aware of, memorize, impress on the memory, recollect:
As he aged, he found it increasingly difficult to retain even the simplest information such as names and dates.
Collocation
ADV.
still | no longer | somehow
Despite the decay the mosque somehow retained a profound grandeur.
VERB + RETAIN
be keen to, hope to, want to, wish to | attempt to, seek to, struggle to, try to
He struggled to retain control of the situation.
| manage to | help (to) | be allowed to, be entitled to, have the right to
He was allowed to retain his parliamentary seat.
PREP.
as
The president retained her as his chief adviser.
Concise dictionary
retains|retained|retainingrɪ'teɪnverb
+hold within
+allow to remain in a place or position
+secure and keep for possible future use or application
+keep in one's mind