If you use a computer, you can retain information.
Source: tatoeba (54538)
Retain
/ɹɪˈteɪn/
Synonyms for "retain" (184 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (37)
Strong matches (55)
fan the embersfirmfirm upfreezegethang on toharborhavehave in mindhireholdhold backhold inhold in mindhold on tohusbandimmobilizeinhibitkeepkeep alive
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keep backkeep by onekeep goingkeep inkeep in memorykeep in mindkeep in reservekeep in storekeep in viewkeep on handkeep outkeep up
Verb(14 words)
foreignizeforeignizesgardergrandfatheredhirehold backkeep backkeep colorkeep current focuskeep onkeep originalkeep the samekeepskept
Related words (92)
Noun(17 words)
latchinglearning conceptsleavesmore keptperpetuatingpreserve formpreserved quantitiesremain intactrememberingretainingrigorous studystorestore lab samplestore upstored electrical energiesstored energy by gravitystored energy density value
Adjective(2 words)
learning activitiesusable energy preserved
Related word relations
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More general
14 entriesMore specific
6 entriesCollocations
6 entriescustomer retentiondata retentionmemory retentionretained earningsretention policywater retention
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
3 entriessimilar
2 entriescontinuepersist in
Translations
50 translations across 23 languages.
Arabic
4 entries- أَبْقَى verb (to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something))
- أَدَامَ verb (to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something))
- اِحْتَفَظَ verb (to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something))
- بَقَّى verb (to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something))
Bulgarian
2 entries- запазвам verb (to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something))
- съхранявам verb (to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something))
Czech
2 entries- ponechat si verb (to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something))
- uchovat si verb (to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something))
Dutch
1 entries- behouden verb (to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something))
Esperanto
1 entries- reteni verb (to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something))
Finnish
3 entries- pidättää verb (of a body or body organ: to hold back tissue or a substance)
- pitää verb (to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something))
- säilyttää verb (to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something))
French
3 entries- conserver verb (to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something))
- maintenir verb (to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something))
- retenir verb (to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something))
Georgian
2 entries- ინარჩუნებს verb (to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something))
- ინახავს verb (to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something))
German
1 entries- behalten verb (to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something))
Gothic
1 entries- 𐌲𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌽 verb (to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something))
Hungarian
1 entries- megtart verb (to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something))
Irish
1 entries- coinnigh verb (to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something))
Italian
2 entries- conservare verb (to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something))
- mantenere verb (to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something))
Latin
2 entries- habeo verb (to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something))
- teneo verb (to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something))
Māori
2 entries- whakapupuri verb (to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something))
- whakauenuku verb (to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something))
Norwegian
2 entries- få verb (to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something))
- motta verb (to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something))
Old English
1 entries- æthabban verb (to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something))
Portuguese
1 entries- reter verb (to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something))
Romanian
1 entries- reține verb (to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something))
Russian
4 entries- оста́вить verb (to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something))
- оставля́ть verb (to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something))
- сохрани́ть verb (to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something))
- сохраня́ть verb (to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something))
Spanish
2 entries- detentar (illegitimately) verb (to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something))
- retener verb (to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something))
Swedish
2 entries- bevara verb (to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something))
- få verb (to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something))
Turkish
4 entries- alıkoymak verb (to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something))
- elinden kaçırmamak verb (to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something))
- kaybetmemek verb (to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something))
- tutmak verb (to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something))
Sample sentences
52 total sentences available.
These dishes don't retain heat very well.
Source: tatoeba (59191)
I'd retain that old hat if I were you.
Source: tatoeba (246410)
He sacrificed his outstanding career to retain his dignity.
Source: tatoeba (298806)
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