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v. To maintain possession of. See Synonyms at keep.

v. To keep or hold in a particular place, condition, or position.

v. To keep in mind; remember.

v. To hire (an attorney, for example) by the payment of a fee.

v. To keep in one's service or pay.

v. To keep in possession or use.

v. To keep in one's pay or service.

v. To employ by paying a retainer.

v. To hold secure.

v. To belong; to pertain.

v. To continue to hold; to keep in possession; not to lose, part with, or dismiss; to restrain from departure, escape, or the like.

v. To keep in pay; to employ by a preliminary fee paid; to hire; to engage.

v. To restrain; to prevent.

verb-intransitive. To belong; to pertain.

verb-intransitive. To keep; to continue; to remain.

To hold back; restrain; hinder from action, departure, or escape; keep back; detain.

To hold or keep in possession; reserve as one's own.

To continue in the use or practice of; preserve; keep up; keep from dying out: as, to retain a custom; to retain an appearance of youth.

To keep in mind; preserve a knowledge or idea of; remember.

To keep in pay; hire; take into service; especially, to engage by the payment of a preliminary fee: as, to retain counsel.

To entertain.

=Syn. 2–4. Reserve, Preserve, etc. See keep.

To keep on: continue.

To pertain; belong; be a dependent or retainer.

v. keep in one's mind

v. hold back within

v. secure and keep for possible future use or application

v. allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature

"I read over 100 books a year, and what I retain is usually the general storyline and my impression of the characters."

retained    retaining    retains   

remember    think of    bear    hold    contain    carry    sustain    keep up    prolong   

hold    restrain    keep    hire    engage    prevent    belong    pertain    continue    remain   

Alane    Aquitaine    Ayn    Bahrain    Biscayne    Blaine    Cain    Chain    Champagne    Champaign   

ring    full-year    pretax    retrieve    first-quarter    oil-company    seven-digit    distributable    undistributed    first-half