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Showing words for RETAIN using the English dictionary

6 Letter Words for Retain

anteri, entria, nerita, ratine, retain, retina, tanier

5 Letter Words for Retain

antre, arent, arite, atren, entia, inert, inter, intra, irate, irena, niter, raine, reina, retan, retia, retin, riant, tairn, tarie, tarin, tenai, tenia, terai, terna, tinea, train, trina, trine

4 Letter Words for Retain

aine, aint, aire, airn, airt, anet, anre, ante, anti, aren, aret, arni, arte, earn, eira, entr, erat, eria, erin, etna, iare, inta, intr, iran, iter, nare, natr, near, neat, neti, rain, rait, rane, rant, rate, rean, rein, reit, rent, rine, rita, rite, taen, tain, tane, tare, tari, tarn, tean, tear, tera, tern, tiar, tien, tier, tine, tire, trie, trin, trna

3 Letter Words for Retain

aer, ain, air, ait, ane, ant, are, arn, art, ate, ean, ear, eat, eir, era, ern, ert, eta, int, ira, ire, ita, nae, nar, nat, nea, nei, net, nie, nit, rai, ran, rat, rea, rei, ria, rie, rin, rit, rna, rte, rti, tai, tan, tar, tea, ten, ter, tie, tin, tra, tri

Definitions for Retain

[1] to keep possession of.
[2] to continue to use, practice, etc.: to retain an old custom.
[3] to continue to hold or have: to retain a prisoner in custody; a cloth that retains its color.
[4] to keep in mind; remember.
[5] to hold in place or position.
[6] to engage, especially by payment of a preliminary fee: to retain a lawyer.
[7] to keep in one's possession
[8] to be able to hold or contain soil that retains water
[9] (of a person) to be able to remember (information, facts, etc) without difficulty
[10] to hold in position
[11] to keep for one's future use, as by paying a retainer or nominal charge to retain one's rooms for the holidays
[12] law to engage the services of (a barrister) by payment of a preliminary fee
[13] (in selling races) to buy back a winner that one owns when it is auctioned after the race
[14] (of racehorse trainers) to pay an advance fee to (a jockey) so as to have prior or exclusive claims upon his services throughout the season

Words related to Retain

preserve, enjoy, absorb, own, recognize, keep, maintain, have, contain, hold, possess, employ, pay, remember, retrospect, memorize, recall, mind, recollect, withhold

Words nearby Retain

retail, retail politics, retail price index, retail therapy, retailing, retain, retained earnings, retained income, retained menstruation, retained object, retained object complement

Origin of Retain

1350–1400; Middle English reteinen < Old French retenir < Latin retinēre to hold back, hold fast, equivalent to re- re- + -tinēre, combining form of tenēre to hold

Other words from Retain

re·tain·a·ble , adjective
re·tain·a·bil·i·ty , re·tain·a·ble·ness , noun
re·tain·ment , noun
non·re·tain·a·ble , adjective
non·re·tain·ment , noun
un·re·tain·a·ble , adjective
un·re·tained , adjective
un·re·tain·ing , adjective

Word origin for Retain

C14: from Old French retenir , from Latin retinēre to hold back, from re- + tenēre to hold

Synonyms for Retain

absorb, cling to, contain, enjoy, have, hold, keep, maintain, own, possess, preserve, recognize, clutch, detain, grasp, husband, memorize, mind, recall, recollect, remember, reminisce, reserve, restrain, retrospect, save, withhold, bear in mind, hand onto, hold fast, keep in mind, keep possession, put away