Retaining
/ɹɪˈteɪnɪŋ/ adj, noun, verb
adj, noun, verb ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The act by which something or someone is retained; a retention.
"All retainings by indenture before that date were declared null and void 'other than to be the household servant or officer or of his [the lord's] council for lawful service done or to be done'."
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of retain form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
- 1 Of or pertaining to something that retains something else, as with a retaining wall. not-comparable
Example
More examples"He is clean-shaven, pale, and ascetic-looking, retaining something of the professor in his features."