detained
About 2.45 uses per million words.
Meaning
- adjective Delayed or held back; kept from proceeding.
The detained train finally arrived hours late.
- adjective Held in custody or confinement.
He remained detained pending trial.
- verb simple past and past participle of detain
Similar words
delay hold up stay confine accommodated accused adhered adopted agreed apprehend
Often followed by
in by for at him and under on the
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