retain in Arabic
أَبْقَى ʔabqā
UK/ɹɪˈteɪn//ɹəˈteɪn/
retain in Arabic: أَبْقَى (ʔabqā), أَدَامَ (ʔadāma), بَقَّى (baqqā), حَفِظَ (ḥafiẓa). In English, retain means often followed by from: to hold back (someone or something); to check, to prevent, to restrain, to stop.
Arabic words for retain
- to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something)
- أَبْقَى ʔabqā, أَدَامَ ʔadāma, بَقَّى baqqā, حَفِظَ ḥafiẓa, رَعَى raʕā, صانَ ṣāna
English meaning of retain
- verb Often followed by from: to hold back (someone or something); to check, to prevent, to restrain, to stop.
- verb To hold back (a pupil) instead of allowing them to advance to the next class or year; to keep back.
- verb Of a thing: to hold or keep (something) inside it; to contain.
- verb To hold back (tissue or a substance, especially urine) in the body or a body organ.
retain in a sentence
- water retained by a dam
Synonyms of retain
retain in other languages
Questions about retain in Arabic
- What is the meaning of retain in Arabic?
- Retain in Arabic is أَبْقَى (ʔabqā), أَدَامَ (ʔadāma), بَقَّى (baqqā), حَفِظَ (ḥafiẓa).
- ما معنى كلمة retain؟
- Retain: أَبْقَى (ʔabqā), أَدَامَ (ʔadāma), بَقَّى (baqqā), حَفِظَ (ḥafiẓa).
- What does retain mean in English?
- Retain means often followed by from: to hold back (someone or something); to check, to prevent, to restrain, to stop.
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