EGAVE

retained

Academic Word List, sublist 4.

About 16.05 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. verb simple past and past participle of retain

Similar words

maintained preserved accepted adhered adopted agreed appealed applied approved archived

Often followed by

in the by earnings a their its for his

Word family

retain retainer retainers retaining retains retention retentive

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