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'retain' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'retain' with 5 example sentences.


retain verb

: hold back within

: allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature

: secure and keep for possible future use or application

: keep in one's mind


  • They retained their Muslim heritage.
  • We had to retain a lawyer.
  • Whoever wants to retain everything lets everything escape.
  • Goose down retains the heat.
  • These dishes don't retain heat very well.
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