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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 -------------- 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 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")
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