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retained

[ ri-teynd ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

not lost, destroyed, released, sold, or given away; kept:
The vendor overvalued both the sold 1,790 acres and the retained 566 acres of Green Meadows.
kept in use or practice; continued or preserved:
We are proud of the retained traditions of entrepreneurship of our ancestors, their respectful and careful attitude to land and craft.
(of something perceived or learned) remembered or kept in mind:
They get taught it in basic training, but without constant practice, land navigation is not a retained skill for the average soldier.
engaged for service, often by payment of a preliminary fee:
To apply for this opportunity in confidence, send your resume and remuneration details to the retained consultants, Kirk & Paulson Consulting Ltd., for an initial interview.
kept in check or held in place; held back:
On completion of the dam, the retained water was diverted for irrigation via two canals.
Medicine/Medical. kept in the body, especially abnormally; not expelled or eliminated:
Three weeks after delivery I was back in the hospital, seriously ill and having a D&C to remove a retained placenta.

Weeks retained an unparalleled legal team, which included bitter political rivals Hamilton and Burr.

The former apprentice engineer retained a lifelong interest in the way things worked.

And Goldin Solutions is not the lone U.S. firm retained by the RDIF.

Once appointed, supreme court nominees stand for election in order to be retained.

Schwend apparently retained one-third of the profits derived from the sale of the counterfeit money.

But Mrs. Dodd, the present vicar's wife, retained the precious prerogative of choosing the book to be read at the monthly Dorcas.

The people here retained the same paganism and barbarity, only they were not so dangerous, being conquered by the Muscovites.

Beginners must be warned against mistaking the edges of cells, or particles which have retained the red stain, for bacilli.

Then, also, the cours forcee was declared, and the gold carefully retained in the vaults of the bank.

Formulas prepared by others are perfectly retained, however, if they are thoroughly assimilated.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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