detained
/dɪˈteɪnd/
detained adjective: delayed or held back; kept from proceeding. Also the simple past and past participle of detain.
Adjective
detained
- Delayed or held back; kept from proceeding.
- The detained train finally arrived hours late.
- Held in custody or confinement.
- He remained detained pending trial.
Also used as
detained is also the simple past and past participle of detain.
detained meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Telugu and Malayalam
detained in Hindi
- हिरासत में लिया
detained in Urdu
- حراست میں لیا
detained in Telugu
- నిర్బంధంలో ఉంచారు
detained in Malayalam
- തടവിലാക്കി
More languagesFewer languages
- detained in Gujarati
- અટકાયતમાં લેવાયા
Synonyms of detained
Words formed from detained
Questions about detained
- What does detained mean?
- Detained means delayed or held back; kept from proceeding.
- What is detained in Hindi?
- Detained in Hindi is हिरासत में लिया. See Detained meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is detained?
- Detained is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce detained?
- Detained is pronounced /dɪˈteɪnd/.
Words near detained in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: detained (page history and authors); detained (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); detained (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); detained (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); detained (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); detained (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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