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detain
[ dih-teyn ]
verb (used with object)
- to keep from proceeding; keep waiting; delay.
Synonyms: , , , , ,
- to keep under restraint or in custody.
- Obsolete. to keep back or withhold, as from a person.
detain
/ ˌdiːteɪˈniː; dɪˈteɪn /
verb
- to delay; hold back; stop
- to confine or hold in custody; restrain
- archaic.to retain or withhold
Derived Forms
- ˈٲԳԳ, noun
- ˈٲԲ, adjective
- detainee, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- ·ٲ·· adjective
- ·ٲ·Գ noun
- ··ٲ verb (used with object)
- un··ٲ·· adjective
- ܲ··ٲԱ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of detain1
Example Sentences
If charges are filed against Mr Chambers next Tuesday, police could release him on bail or detain him, in which case his lawyer would apply for bail.
In the past two weeks or so – since the protests began on 19 March - around 2,000 people have been detained, according to Turkey's interior ministry.
Video footage showed that Paredes was detained during a good portion of the attack, with officers binding his hands and legs.
The reader experiences these plot developments as legal residents of the U.S. are being deported or detained by the current White House administration.
In Europe, some ICC member states said they would arrest the Israeli leader if he set foot in their country, while others, such as Germany, announced that he would not be detained if he visited.
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