retain

riƙe

Pronunciation

• IPA: /rɪˈteɪn/
• Hyphenation: re‧tain

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Verb

Plain form (yanzu) retain

3rd-person singular (ana cikin yi) retains

Past tense (ya wuce) retained

Past participle (ya wuce) retained

Present participle (ana cikin yi) retaining

1. (transitive) If you retain something, you keep it. <> riƙewa.
   • Synonyms: hold and store

   After the election, the government retained control of the lower house, but lost the upper house.

   The company retains the right to change the price at any time.

   They joined the group but still managed to retain their independence at the same time.

2. (transitive) If you retain someone (usually a professional), you pay them to do a job. <> riƙe ma'aikatan aiki.

   Since being charged by police, Black has retained a lawyer.

   With better wages abroad it is becoming increasingly difficult to retain employees.