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Meaning of retain

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  retain
      v 1: hold back within; "This soil retains water"; "I retain this
           drug for a long time"; "the dam retains the water"
      2: allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property
         or feature; "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"; "We kept the work going as long
         as we could"; "She retained her composure"; "this garment
         retains its shape even after many washings" [syn: {retain},
         {continue}, {keep}, {keep on}]
      3: secure and keep for possible future use or application; "The
         landlord retained the security deposit"; "I reserve the right
         to disagree" [syn: {retain}, {hold}, {keep back}, {hold
         back}]
      4: keep in one's mind; "I cannot retain so much information"

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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