Retained: meaning, definitions and examples

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retained

 

[ rษชหˆteษชnd ]

Verb
Context #1 | Verb

employment

Continued to employ or be employed by a company or organization.

Synonyms

engaged, hired, kept on

Examples of usage

  • He was retained as a consultant by the firm.
  • The lawyer was retained by the client to handle the case.
Context #2 | Verb

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:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น mantido

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคฐเค–เคพ เคนเฅเค†

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช behalten

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ dipertahankan

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะทะฐะปะธัˆะตะฝะธะน

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ zachowany

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ไฟๆŒใ•ใ‚ŒใŸ

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท retenu

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ retenido

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท korunmuลŸ

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ์œ ์ง€๋œ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ู…ุญุชูุธ ุจู‡

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ zachovanรฝ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ zachovanรฝ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ไฟ็•™็š„

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ ohranjen

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ varรฐveitt

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ัะฐา›ั‚ะฐะปา“ะฐะฝ

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒจแƒ”แƒœแƒแƒฎแƒฃแƒšแƒ˜

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ qorunan

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ retenido

Etymology

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.

Word Frequency Rank

At position #2,739, this word belongs to solid intermediate vocabulary. It's frequently used in both casual and formal contexts and is worth learning for better fluency.