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detain meaning in Urdu

حراست میں لینا

UK/dɪˈteɪn/

detain in Urdu: حراست میں لینا, رکھ لینا, روکنا. In English, detain means to keep something from proceeding or coming to completion; to delay.

Urdu words for detain

حراست میں لینا, رکھ لینا, روکنا

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 Urdu

What is the meaning of detain in Urdu?
Detain in Urdu is حراست میں لینا, رکھ لینا, روکنا.
detain کا اردو میں کیا مطلب ہے؟
Detain: حراست میں لینا, رکھ لینا, روکنا.
What does detain mean in English?
Detain means to keep something from proceeding or coming to completion; to delay.

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Urdu words from Urdu 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 Urdu words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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