redetain
redetain verb: to detain again.
Verb
redetain (third-person singular simple present redetains, present participle redetaining, simple past and past participle redetained)
- To detain again.
- He came by boat to Australia, and lived in the community for three years before being redetained by immigration authorities.2015 August 12, Ben Doherty, “Asylum seeker forcibly returned to Afghanistan after appeals exhausted”, in The Guardian
redetain meaning in Bengali
redetain in Bengali
- পুনরায় আটক করা
Forms of redetain
| third-person singular present | redetains |
|---|---|
| present participle | redetaining |
| past participle | redetained |
| past | redetained |
Origin of redetain
From re- + detain.
Questions about redetain
- What does redetain mean?
- Redetain means to detain again.
- What is redetain in Bengali?
- Redetain in Bengali is পুনরায় আটক করা. See Redetain meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is redetain?
- Redetain is a verb.
- What is the past tense of redetain?
- The past tense of redetain is redetained.
Words near redetain in the dictionary
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