Retain
//ɹɪˈteɪn//
Translations of "retain" (26 languages)
| Language | Translation | Romanization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ancient Greek | διασῴζομαι(to hold (something) secure; to prevent (something) from becoming detached or separated) | diasōízomai | |
| Arabic | أَبْقَى(to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something)), أَدَامَ(to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something)), اِحْتَفَظَ(to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something)), بَقَّى(to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something)), حَفِظَ(to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something)), رَعَى(to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something)), صانَ(to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something)) | ʔabqā, ʔadāma, iḥtafaẓa, baqqā, ḥafiẓa, raʕā, ṣāna | |
| Bulgarian | ангажирам(to keep (someone) in one’s pay or service; (chiefly historical) to maintain (someone) as a dependent or follower), въздържам се(to control or restrain (oneself); to exercise self-control over (oneself)), държа(to keep in control or possession; to continue having), задържам(to hold back (tissue or a substance, especially urine) in the body or a body organ), задържам(to hold (something) secure; to prevent (something) from becoming detached or separated), задържам(to keep (someone) in custody; to prevent (someone) from leaving), запазвам(to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something)), наемам(to keep (someone) in one’s pay or service; (chiefly historical) to maintain (someone) as a dependent or follower), съхранявам(to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something)) | angažiram, vǎzdǎržam se, dǎrža, zadǎržam, zadǎržam, zadǎržam, zapazvam, naemam, sǎhranjavam | |
| Chinese Mandarin | 留班(To hold back (a pupil) instead of allowing them to advance to the next class or year), 留級 /留级(To hold back (a pupil) instead of allowing them to advance to the next class or year) | liúbān, liújí | |
| Czech | ponechat si(to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something)), uchovat si(to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something)) | — | |
| Dutch | behouden(to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something)) | — | |
| Esperanto | reteni(to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something)) | — | |
| Finnish | hillitä(to control or restrain (oneself); to exercise self-control over (oneself)), jättää luokalle(To hold back (a pupil) instead of allowing them to advance to the next class or year), kestää(to hold back (tissue or a substance, especially urine) in the body or a body organ), muistaa(to have the ability to keep something in the mind), pidättää(to hold back (tissue or a substance, especially urine) in the body or a body organ), pidättää(to declare (a sin) not forgiven), pidättää(of a body or body organ: to hold back tissue or a substance), pitää(to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something)), pitää(to keep (someone) in custody; to prevent (someone) from leaving), pitää(to keep in control or possession; to continue having), pitää (kiinni)(to hold (something) secure; to prevent (something) from becoming detached or separated), pitää mielessä(to have the ability to keep something in the mind), pitää palkattuna(to employ (someone, especially a lawyer) by paying a retainer; to engage (a barrister) by making an initial payment to secure their services if needed), pitää palveluksessaan(to keep (someone) in one’s pay or service; (chiefly historical) to maintain (someone) as a dependent or follower), säilyttää(to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something)) | — | |
| French | conserver(to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something)), maintenir(to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something)), retenir(to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something)) | — | |
| Georgian | ინარჩუნებს(to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something)), ინახავს(to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something)) | inarčunebs, inaxavs | |
| German | behalten(to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something)), festhalten(to hold (something) secure; to prevent (something) from becoming detached or separated), sitzen bleiben(To hold back (a pupil) instead of allowing them to advance to the next class or year) | — | |
| Gothic | 𐌲𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌽(to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something)) | gahaban | |
| Hungarian | megtart(to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something)) | — | |
| Irish | coinnigh(to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something)) | — | |
| Italian | conservare(to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something)), mantenere(to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something)) | — | |
| Latin | habeo(to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something)), teneo(to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something)) | — | |
| Macedonian | за́држи(To hold back (a pupil) instead of allowing them to advance to the next class or year), на́јми(to employ (someone, especially a lawyer) by paying a retainer; to engage (a barrister) by making an initial payment to secure their services if needed) | zádrži, nájmi | |
| Māori | whakapupuri(to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something)), whakauenuku(to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something)) | — | |
| Norwegian | få(to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something)), motta(to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something)) | — | |
| Old English | æthabban(to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something)) | — | |
| Portuguese | reter(to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something)) | — | |
| Romanian | reține(to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something)) | — | |
| Russian | нанима́ть(to employ (someone, especially a lawyer) by paying a retainer; to engage (a barrister) by making an initial payment to secure their services if needed), оста́вить(to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something)), оставля́ть(to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something)), сохрани́ть(to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something)), сохраня́ть(to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something)), храни́ть(to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something)) | nanimátʹ, ostávitʹ, ostavljátʹ, soxranítʹ, soxranjátʹ, xranítʹ | |
| Spanish | detentar (illegitimately)(to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something)), retener(to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something)), retener(to keep (someone) in custody; to prevent (someone) from leaving) | — | |
| Swedish | bevara(to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something)), få(to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something)) | — | |
| Turkish | alıkoymak(to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something)), elinden kaçırmamak(to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something)), kaybetmemek(to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something)), tutmak(to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something)), tutmak(to keep (someone) in one’s pay or service; (chiefly historical) to maintain (someone) as a dependent or follower), unutmamak(to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something)) | — |
أَبْقَى, أَدَامَ, اِحْتَفَظَ, بَقَّى, حَفِظَ, رَعَى, صانَ
ʔabqā, ʔadāma, iḥtafaẓa, baqqā, ḥafiẓa, raʕā, ṣāna
ангажирам, въздържам се, държа, задържам, задържам, задържам, запазвам, наемам, съхранявам
angažiram, vǎzdǎržam se, dǎrža, zadǎržam, zadǎržam, zadǎržam, zapazvam, naemam, sǎhranjavam
ponechat si, uchovat si
behouden
reteni
hillitä, jättää luokalle, kestää, muistaa, pidättää, pidättää, pidättää, pitää, pitää, pitää, pitää (kiinni), pitää mielessä, pitää palkattuna, pitää palveluksessaan, säilyttää
conserver, maintenir, retenir
behalten, festhalten, sitzen bleiben
megtart
coinnigh
conservare, mantenere
habeo, teneo
whakapupuri, whakauenuku
få, motta
æthabban
reter
reține
нанима́ть, оста́вить, оставля́ть, сохрани́ть, сохраня́ть, храни́ть
nanimátʹ, ostávitʹ, ostavljátʹ, soxranítʹ, soxranjátʹ, xranítʹ
detentar (illegitimately), retener, retener
bevara, få
alıkoymak, elinden kaçırmamak, kaybetmemek, tutmak, tutmak, unutmamak
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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.