retain

Từ điển American Heritage Dictionary 4th

re·tain (rĭ-tānʹ)tr.v. re·tained, re·tain·ing, re·tains
1. To maintain possession of. See Synonyms at keep.
2. To keep or hold in a particular place, condition, or position.
3. To keep in mind; remember.
4. To hire (an attorney, for example) by the payment of a fee.
5. To keep in one's service or pay. [Middle English retainen, from Old French retenir, from Latin retinēre: re-, re- + tenēre, to hold; See ten- in Indo-European Roots.] re·tain'a·bilʹi·ty n.re·tainʹa·ble adj.re·tainʹment n.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  hold, keep back, hold back, continue, keep, keep on