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detain meaning in Malayalam

തടഞ്ഞുനിർത്തുക

UK/dɪˈteɪn/

detain in Malayalam: തടഞ്ഞുനിർത്തുക, പിടിച്ചു വയ്ക്കുക, തടവിൽ വയ്ക്കുക, വൈകിക്കുക. In English, detain means to keep something from proceeding or coming to completion; to delay.

Malayalam words for detain

തടഞ്ഞുനിർത്തുക, പിടിച്ചു വയ്ക്കുക, തടവിൽ വയ്ക്കുക, വൈകിക്കുക

English meaning of detain

  1. verb To keep something from proceeding or coming to completion; to delay.
  2. verb To keep someone from proceeding by holding them back or making claims on their attention.
  3. verb To keep back or from; to withhold.
  4. verb To put someone under custody.

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Questions about detain in Malayalam

What is the meaning of detain in Malayalam?
Detain in Malayalam is തടഞ്ഞുനിർത്തുക, പിടിച്ചു വയ്ക്കുക, തടവിൽ വയ്ക്കുക, വൈകിക്കുക.
detain എന്നതിന്റെ മലയാളം അർത്ഥം എന്താണ്?
Detain: തടഞ്ഞുനിർത്തുക, പിടിച്ചു വയ്ക്കുക, തടവിൽ വയ്ക്കുക, വൈകിക്കുക.
What does detain mean in English?
Detain means to keep something from proceeding or coming to completion; to delay.

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Malayalam words from Malayalam Wiktionary: detain (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: detain (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Malayalam words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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