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retentive meaning in Urdu

حافظ

/ɹɪˈtɛntɪv/

retentive in Urdu: حافظ, ضابط. In English, retentive means having power to retain.

Urdu words for retentive

حافظ, ضابط

English meaning of retentive

  1. adjective Having power to retain.
  2. adjective Anal-retentive.
  3. noun That which retains or confines; a restraint.

Full definition of retentive

retentive in a sentence

  • a soil that is highly retentive of rainwater

Questions about retentive in Urdu

What is the meaning of retentive in Urdu?
Retentive in Urdu is حافظ, ضابط.
retentive کا اردو میں کیا مطلب ہے؟
Retentive: حافظ, ضابط.
What does retentive mean in English?
Retentive means having power to retain.

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Urdu words from Urdu Wiktionary: retentive (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: retentive (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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