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retain

[ri-teyn] / rɪˈteɪn /
VERB
hold on to physically or mentally
Synonyms
STRONGEST
absorb cling to contain enjoy have hold keep maintain own possess preserve recognize
STRONG
clutch detain grasp husband memorize mind recall recollect remember reminisce reserve restrain retrospect save withhold
WEAK
bear in mind hand onto hold fast keep in mind keep possession put away
Antonyms
STRONGEST
abandon desert disperse dispossess exclude ignore lack let go lose miss misunderstand need neglect not have release want
STRONG
disregard forget free liberate waste
WEAK
fire pass up spend
VERB
hire
Synonyms
STRONGEST
employ maintain pay
STRONG
commission contract engage reserve
Antonyms
STRONGEST
ignore
STRONG
break off give let go
WEAK
fire free lose pass up release spend

Example Sentences

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As we navigate a world where geopolitical lines seem to be hardening, how do you retain your own sense of origin or the stories your family passed down?

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

When McIlroy tees off on Thursday, he is aiming to become only the fourth man to retain the trophy.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

Cook them until they yield slightly but retain their brightness.

From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026

Hermeus does engine testing in Jacksonville, Fla., and has engineering offices in Hawthorne that it plans to retain.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

Treading through seaweed mounded in pools, we slithered and groped, that we might retain our footing; and on occasions, we fell, Dr. Trefusis’s hands bleeding from the roughness of rock and incision of barnacles.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson