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retained
[ ri-teynd ]
adjective
- not lost, destroyed, released, sold, or given away; kept:
The vendor overvalued both the sold 1,790 acres and the retained 566 acres of Green Meadows.
- kept in use or practice; continued or preserved:
We are proud of the retained traditions of entrepreneurship of our ancestors, their respectful and careful attitude to land and craft.
- (of something perceived or learned) remembered or kept in mind:
They get taught it in basic training, but without constant practice, land navigation is not a retained skill for the average soldier.
- engaged for service, often by payment of a preliminary fee:
To apply for this opportunity in confidence, send your resume and remuneration details to the retained consultants, Kirk & Paulson Consulting Ltd., for an initial interview.
- kept in check or held in place; held back:
On completion of the dam, the retained water was diverted for irrigation via two canals.
- Medicine/Medical. kept in the body, especially abnormally; not expelled or eliminated:
Three weeks after delivery I was back in the hospital, seriously ill and having a D&C to remove a retained placenta.
verb
- the simple past tense and past participle of retain.
Other 51Թ Forms
- ܲ··ٲԱ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of retained1
Example Sentences
Piastri was always favourite for victory after taking pole position, and he never looked in danger of losing the race once he had retained the lead at the start.
Mitchell retained his regular front-line starters that hammered Wales in Cardiff last time out, with the vast majority playing key roles in his side's third successive Six Nations Grand Slam and WXV1 title last year.
Under the council's original regeneration plan, the frontage would have been retained and the site developed into an energy centre, providing low emission heating.
Heritage groups including The Victorian Society have, however, retained their opposition to the updated plans.
Knowing that if he retained the lead at the start, the race was a long way to being won, Verstappen did exactly that.
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