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WordBand 5.5–6.5Core (NGSL)

retain

/ɹɪˈteɪn/

verb

to continue to have or use something; to keep

  • “If you use a computer, you can retain information.”Tatoeba
  • “This town still retains something of the old days.”Tatoeba

Sentences from Tatoeba show real usage. A word can have several meanings, so a sentence may use another one.

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Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)

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