retain
verb (used with object)
to keep possession of.
will retain
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future tenseof retain.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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Instead, “Ellison family will retain a majority of the voting interests and control of Paramount,” the FCC said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
The company will retain the Independence Realty Trust name and stock ticker.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
The US government will retain 55% control of a joint venture with an "experienced private operator in Venezuela", a US official told the BBC's US partner CBS News.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
Every so often, a Netflix original will retain just enough promise to keep viewers who’ve sworn off the platform entirely coming back.
From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2026
“His beard, his earlocks, his clothes, his fringes—all this he will retain in graduate school?”
From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok
