İngilizce-Türkçe-Almanca sözlük

1. alıkoymak, tutmak; elinde bulundurmak; saklamak. f.
2. (ısı, su v.b.´ni) tutmak; (sıvıyı) sızdırmamak/dışarıya vermemek.
3. korumak; sürdürmek, devam ettirmek: They´ve retained that custom. O âdeti devam ettiriyorlar.
4. (avukat, danışman v.b.´ni) ücretle tutmak.
5. aklında tutmak, unutmamak. tutmak, yitirmemek, sahip olmak; parayla (avukat) tutmak; yerinde tutmak, tespit etmek. tut. tut. f.
6. korumak; sürdürmek, devam ettirmek: They´ve retained that custom. O. alıkoyma. alıkoymak, tutmak, elinden kaçırmamak, unutmamak, kaybetmemek, parayla tutmak. Elde tutma.
7. elinde bulundurmak, alıkoymak tutmak; tut, retaining wall istinat duvarı, elde tutulabilir, ücretle tutmak akılda tutmak unutmamak, retainable s.
8. tutmak. yitirmemek. sahip olmak. parayla (avukat) tutmak.
9. alıkoymak. tutmak. elinde bulundurmak. ücretle tutmak. akılda tutmak. unutmamak.
10. tut.

Etymology : Middle English reteinen, retainen, from Middle French retenir, from Latin retinEre to hold back, keep, restrain, from re- + tenEre to hold; more at THIN
Pronunciation : ri-tAn
Function : transitive verb
Date : 15th century

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1. keep in possession; keep in practice, continue to use; hold, keep; employ, hire (usually by making an initial payment). retain\re*tain"\, v. i.
2. to belong; to pertain. [obs.] a somewhat languid relish, retaining to bitterness.
3. to keep; to continue; to remain. [obs.]retain \re*tain"\ , v. t. [imp. & p. p. retained ; p. pr. & vb. n. retaining.] [f. retainir, l. retinere; pref. re- re- + tenere to hold, keep. see: tenable, and cf. rein of a bridle, retention, retinue.].
4. to continue to hold; to keep in possession; not to lose, part with, or dismiss; to retrain from departure, escape, or the like. "thy shape invisibleretain." be obedient, and retain unalterably firm his love entire. an executor may retain a debt due to him from the testator.
5. to keep in pay; to employ by a preliminary fee paid; to hire; to engage; as, to retain a counselor. a benedictine convent has now retained the most learned father of their order to write in its defense.
6. to restrain; to prevent. [obs.] w. temple.
7. To continue to hold; to keep in possession; not to lose, part with, or dismiss; to retrain from departure, escape, or the like.
8. To keep in pay; to employ by a preliminary fee paid; to hire; to engage; as, to retain a counselor.
9. To restrain; to prevent.
10. To belong; to pertain.
11. To keep; to continue; to remain. keep in one's mind; "I cannot retain so much information" secure and keep for possible future use or application; "The landlord retained the security deposit"; "I reserve the right to disagree" 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"; "Wekept the work going as long as we could" hold within; "This soil retains water"; "I retain this drug for a long time".
12. 1. To retain something means to continue to have that thing. The interior of the shop still retains a nineteenth-century atmosphere.
13. If you retain a lawyer, you pay him or her a fee to make sure that he or she will represent you when your case comes before the court. He decided to retain him for the trial.