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retained

verb
ri-TAYND/ɹɪˈteɪnd/

1 meaning of retained

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  1. 1
    verb
    Simple past and past participle of retain.

    The defendant retained a well-known attorney before the trial began.

    Heat is retained by the thick stone walls long after sunset.

    Note

    One spelling does two jobs: the plain past (she retained counsel) and the participle that pairs with have for the perfect and with be for the passive. The passive carries much of the verb's range: a pupil is retained in a grade, fluid is retained in the body. The older 'hold back' meaning still takes from, as in he was retained from speaking.

retained is a form of retain

retain, verb: To keep something in place or in use rather than removing or abolishing it; to preserve it. Full entry

Forms
retainretains he/she/itretaining -ing formretained past tense, past participle
Spelling
retain → retained: add -ed

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