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retained retained definition

retained


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  retain 
 
  2  of  6  senses  of  retain 
 
  Sense  1 
  reserve,  retain,  hold 
  =>  keep  open  hold  open  keep  save 
 
  Sense  5 
  retain,  hold  keep  back  hold  back 
  =>  hold  down 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  retain 
 
  2  of  6  senses  of  retain 
 
  Sense  1 
  reserve,  retain,  hold 
  =>  keep  open  hold  open  keep  save 
 
  Sense  5 
  retain,  hold  keep  back  hold  back 
  =>  hold  down 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  retain 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  retain 
 
  6  senses  of  retain 
 
  Sense  1 
  reserve,  retain,  hold 
  =>  keep  hold  on 
 
  Sense  2 
  retain 
  =>  hold  bear,  carry,  contain 
 
  Sense  3 
  retain,  continue,  keep  keep  on  keep  going 
  =>  prolong,  sustain,  keep  up 
 
  Sense  4 
  retain,  engage 
  =>  hire,  engage,  employ 
 
  Sense  5 
  retain,  hold  keep  back  hold  back 
  =>  keep  hold  on 
 
  Sense  6 
  retain 
  =>  remember,  think  of 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  retain 
 
  retain  used  as  a  verb  is  common  (polysemy  count  =  6) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  retain 
 
  Sense  1 
  reserve,  retain,  hold 
  =>  keep  hold  on 
 
  Sense  5 
  retain,  hold  keep  back  hold  back 
  =>  keep  hold  on 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  retain 
  =>  hold  bear,  carry,  contain 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  retain,  continue,  keep  keep  on  keep  going 
  =>  prolong,  sustain,  keep  up 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  retain,  engage 
  =>  hire,  engage,  employ 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  6 
  retain 
  =>  remember,  think  of 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  retained 
  retained  object 
 
  Overview  of  verb  retain 
 
  The  verb  retain  has  6  senses  (first  5  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (30)  reserve,  retain,  hold  --  (hold  on  to) 
  2.  (3)  retain  --  (hold  within;  "This  soil  retains  water";  "I  retain  this  drug  for  a  long  time") 
  3.  (2)  retain,  continue,  keep  keep  on  keep  going  --  (allow  to  remain  in  a  place  or  position;  "We  cannot  continue  several  servants  any  longer";  "She  retains  a  lawyer";  "The  family's  fortune  waned  and  they  could  not  keep  their  household  staff";  "Our  grant  has  run  out  and  we  cannot  keep  you  on";  "We  kept  the  work  going  as  long  as  we  could") 
  4.  (1)  retain,  engage  --  (as  to  represent;  of  legal  counsel;  "I'm  retaining  a  lawyer") 
  5.  (1)  retain,  hold  keep  back  hold  back  --  (keep  in  one's  possession) 
  6.  retain  --  (keep  in  one's  mind;  "I  cannot  retain  so  much  information") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  retained 
 
  The  adj  retained  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  retained,  maintained  --  (continued  in  your  keeping  or  use  or  memory;  "in...the  retained  pattern  of  dancers  and  guests  remembered") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  retained 
 
  1  sense  of  retained 
 
  Sense  1 
  retained,  maintained 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  preserved)  ->  destroyed 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  retained 
 
  1  sense  of  retained 
 
  Sense  1 
  retained,  maintained 
  =>  preserved  (vs.  destroyed) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  retained 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  retained 
 
  retained  used  as  an  adjective  is  very  rare  (polysemy  count  =  1) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  retained 
  retained 
 
  Overview  of  verb  retain 
 
  The  verb  retain  has  6  senses  (first  5  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (30)  reserve,  retain,  hold  --  (hold  on  to) 
  2.  (3)  retain  --  (hold  within;  "This  soil  retains  water";  "I  retain  this  drug  for  a  long  time") 
  3.  (2)  retain,  continue,  keep  keep  on  keep  going  --  (allow  to  remain  in  a  place  or  position;  "We  cannot  continue  several  servants  any  longer";  "She  retains  a  lawyer";  "The  family's  fortune  waned  and  they  could  not  keep  their  household  staff";  "Our  grant  has  run  out  and  we  cannot  keep  you  on";  "We  kept  the  work  going  as  long  as  we  could") 
  4.  (1)  retain,  engage  --  (as  to  represent;  of  legal  counsel;  "I'm  retaining  a  lawyer") 
  5.  (1)  retain,  hold  keep  back  hold  back  --  (keep  in  one's  possession) 
  6.  retain  --  (keep  in  one's  mind;  "I  cannot  retain  so  much  information") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  retained 
 
  The  adj  retained  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  retained,  maintained  --  (continued  in  your  keeping  or  use  or  memory;  "in...the  retained  pattern  of  dancers  and  guests  remembered") 



retained definition