retains is a form of:
Retain
verb — past tense: retained ; past participle: retained ; present participle: retaining ;
- 1.
- (TRANSITIVE) (to keep in possession, use etc., to keep in a fixed state. to keep; to keep in fixed place or condition; to remember, to engage the services of (usually by payment of a fee), to continue to keep in possession, to engage services of) ឃាត់, បង្ខាំង, ទប់, ចាប់មកវិញ, ទុក, ទុក, ចាំ, អោយគេទុកអោយ, ជួលទុកជាមុន, ថែទាំ, ការពារ, ប្រកាន់, អភិរក្ស, រក្សាទុក, រក្សាខ្លួន, ឋិតថេរ, នៅល្អ, នាំអោយជាប retain one for himself ទុក, clothes retain their color ចាំ (ពណ៌), មិនចេញ (ពណ៌), retain earnings ប្រាក់ចំណេញ រក្សាទុក, retain someone in office ទុកអោយបន្ដ, retain facts in one's memory ចាំ, retain a lawyer ជួល
- 2.
- (បច្ចេកទេស) បន្តកាន់កាប់, នៅចាំ, នៅ, រក្សាទុក, ជួល
- 3.
- (វេជ្ជសាស្ត្រ) ផ្ទុក
ENGLISH MEANING
verb — past tense: retained ; past participle: retained ; present participle: retaining ;
- 1.
- (TRANSITIVE) To continue to hold; to keep in possession; not to lose, part with, or dismiss; to retrain from departure, escape, or the like.
- 2.
- (TRANSITIVE) To keep in pay; to employ by a preliminary fee paid; to hire; to engage; as, to retain a counselor.
- 3.
- (INTRANSITIVE) To keep; to continue; to remain.
- 1.
- hold, keep, maintain, preserve, save
- 1.
- To restrain, to prevent
- 2.
- To belong, to pertain