Giữ lại (để sử dụng, để sở hữu)

Nhớ được

be able to retain numbers

nhớ được các con số

Ngăn, giữ lại

clay soil retains water

đất sét giữ nước

(pháp lý) thuê (nhất là luật sư)

a retaining fee

tiền trả trước để thuê luật sư

Vẫn có, tiếp tục có, không mất

to retain one's composure

vẫn giữ bình tĩnh

to retain control of...

vẫn nắm quyền kiểm soát..., vẫn làm chủ...

chắn lại

giữ luôn

tích (nước)

lấy

giữ

giữ lại

Keep (possession of), hold (on to), save, preserve, Colloqhang on to: Retain the receipt in case you wish to exchange themerchandise.

Engage, hire, employ, commission, take on: Wehave retained a caretaker to look after the estate.

Hold,absorb, contain, soak up, preserve: This type of soil retainslittle water.

Remember, keep or bear or have in mind, recall,remain aware of, memorize, impress on the memory, recollect: Ashe aged, he found it increasingly difficult to retain even thesimplest information such as names and dates.

A keep possession of; not lose; continue to have,practise, or recognize. b not abolish, discard, or alter.

Keep in one's memory.

Keep in place; hold fixed.

Securethe services of (a person, esp. a barrister) with a preliminarypayment.

Retainable adj. retainability n. retainmentn. [ME f. AF retei(g)n- f. stem of OF retenir ult. f. Lretinere retent- (as RE-, tenere hold)]