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retain meaning in Tamil

அமர்த்து

UK/ɹɪˈteɪn//ɹəˈteɪn/

retain in Tamil: அமர்த்து, விடாமல் கொள், உறுதியாகக் கைக்கொள், தக்க வைத்துக் கொள். In English, retain means often followed by from: to hold back (someone or something); to check, to prevent, to restrain, to stop.

Tamil words for retain

அமர்த்து, விடாமல் கொள், உறுதியாகக் கைக்கொள், தக்க வைத்துக் கொள், தக்கவை, விடாது வைத்திரு

English meaning of retain

  1. verb Often followed by from: to hold back (someone or something); to check, to prevent, to restrain, to stop.
  2. verb To hold back (a pupil) instead of allowing them to advance to the next class or year; to keep back.
  3. verb Of a thing: to hold or keep (something) inside it; to contain.
  4. verb To hold back (tissue or a substance, especially urine) in the body or a body organ.

Full definition of retain

retain in a sentence

  • water retained by a dam

Synonyms of retain

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Questions about retain in Tamil

What is the meaning of retain in Tamil?
Retain in Tamil is அமர்த்து, விடாமல் கொள், உறுதியாகக் கைக்கொள், தக்க வைத்துக் கொள்.
retain என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Retain: அமர்த்து, விடாமல் கொள், உறுதியாகக் கைக்கொள், தக்க வைத்துக் கொள்.
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.

Source and license

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

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