Retained: meaning, definitions and examples
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retained
[ rษชหteษชnd ]
employment
Continued to employ or be employed by a company or organization.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- He was retained as a consultant by the firm.
- The lawyer was retained by the client to handle the case.
memory
Kept in one's memory; remembered.
Synonyms
kept in mind, recalled, remembered
Examples of usage
- She retained the information from the training session.
- The song lyrics were easily retained by the audience.
Translations
Translations of the word "retained" in other languages:
๐ต๐น mantido
๐ฎ๐ณ เคฐเคเคพ เคนเฅเค
๐ฉ๐ช behalten
๐ฎ๐ฉ dipertahankan
๐บ๐ฆ ะทะฐะปะธัะตะฝะธะน
๐ต๐ฑ zachowany
๐ฏ๐ต ไฟๆใใใ
๐ซ๐ท retenu
๐ช๐ธ retenido
๐น๐ท korunmuล
๐ฐ๐ท ์ ์ง๋
๐ธ๐ฆ ู ุญุชูุธ ุจู
๐จ๐ฟ zachovanรฝ
๐ธ๐ฐ zachovanรฝ
๐จ๐ณ ไฟ็็
๐ธ๐ฎ ohranjen
๐ฎ๐ธ varรฐveitt
๐ฐ๐ฟ ัะฐาัะฐะปาะฐะฝ
๐ฌ๐ช แจแแแแฎแฃแแ
๐ฆ๐ฟ qorunan
๐ฒ๐ฝ retenido
Word origin
The word 'retained' originated from the Middle English word 'retenen', which came from the Old French 'retenir', meaning 'to hold back'. The concept of retaining something has been present in language for centuries, evolving to its current usage in employment and memory contexts.
See also: retain, retaining, retention, unretained.