retain
verb (used with object)
to keep possession of.
retains
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present tense formof retain (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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"To see nanoscale structures with standard electron microscopy, we fix and dehydrate the tissues, but freezing them retains their shape -- similar to freezing a grape rather than dehydrating it into a raisin," Watanabe said.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026
Uefa, the Asian Football Confederation and North American governing body Concacaf have called for Infaninto to step down, though he retains the backing of South America's Conmebol and African governing body CAF.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
It’s typically less processed, with larger, irregular grains, and retains other minerals.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
“The U.S. retains the lead in frontier AI capabilities, while China is well placed to accelerate adoption through lower-cost models and deployment at scale,” Lombard Odier says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
While the story was being told, they heard it without any of the reserve or detachment that the kindest of civilized humans retains as he reads his newspaper.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
