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Definition of retained : of Retain

Synonyms:

engaged, working, kept up, disengaged, wasted, confined, owned, let go, restrained, selected, saved, employed, included, hired, well-kept, possessed, lost, received, remembered, sustained, put away, promised, jobholding, chosen, unemployed, work

embraced, clasped, kept, grasped, held, gripped, clutched, had, grappled, adhered, seized

withdrawn, revoked, withdrew, withheld, retracted, suppressed, recanted, recalled

maintained, hindered, preserved, prevented, reserved, conserved

Usage examples:

• She no longer knew what had happened a few hours before, yet her memory faithfully retained the incidents that occurred many years previous. - "The Complete Historical Romances of Georg Ebers", Georg Ebers.
• The other, however, retained sufficient presence of mind to whisper to him, " 'Tis a bet, and I have won it!" - "Andersen's Fairy Tales", Hans Christian Andersen.
• Either your Majesty wishes to maintain the truce, in which case Wesel must be restored, or to break the truce, a result which is certain if Wesel be retained. - "The Life of John of Barneveld, 1609-15, Volume I.", John Lothrop Motley Last Updated: February 7, 2009.