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Definition

verb. keeps possession of something or someone.

Example Sentence

She reportedly retains some involvement in the show.

More Example Sentences

He retains his enthusiasm for learning.

Synonyms

holds; keeps; preserves

Antonyms

loses; releases; gives up

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retains
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Rhymes

  • aynes
  • bain's
  • baines
  • bains
  • banes
  • baynes
  • brain's
  • brains
  • cain's
  • caines
  • canes
  • chain's
  • chains
  • chains'
  • crain's
  • crane's
  • cranes
  • daines
  • dains
  • dane's
  • danes
  • deigns
  • drains
  • fein's
  • gaines
  • gains
  • ganes
  • grains
  • haines
  • hains
  • hanes
  • haynes
  • jane's
  • janes
  • jaynes
  • kainz
  • kane's
  • keynes
  • lane's
  • lanes
  • llanes
  • maine's
  • maines
  • mains
  • mainz
  • manes
  • maynes
  • pains
  • panes
  • plaines
  • plains
  • plane's
  • planes
  • planes'
  • raines
  • rains
  • ranes
  • raynes
  • reigns
  • reines
  • reins
  • sainz
  • skains
  • spain's
  • sprains
  • staines
  • stains
  • strains
  • swains
  • train's
  • trains
  • twain's
  • vanes
  • veins
  • wanes
  • wayne's
  • yanes

  • attains
  • bahrain's
  • cabranes
  • campaign's
  • campaigns
  • champagnes
  • complains
  • constrains
  • contains
  • disdains
  • domains
  • duquesne's
  • elaine's
  • explains
  • germain's
  • hussein's
  • maintains
  • mccain's
  • mclean's
  • mcmains
  • obtains
  • pertains
  • refrains
  • regains
  • remains
  • restrains
  • retains
  • sustains
  • terrains
  • ukraine's

  • entertains
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