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   detain

   /dɪˈteɪn/

   verb

   • 1. keep (someone) from proceeding by holding them back or making claims on their attention: "she made to open the door, but he detained her" Similar delayhold upmake lateretardkeep (back)slow upslow downset backget bogged downhinderhamperimpedeobstruct
   • ▪ keep (someone) in official custody, typically for questioning about a crime or in a politically sensitive situation: "she was detained without trial for two years"
   • ▪ officially seize and hold (goods): "customs officers may detain goods for up to two days" Similar holdtake into custodyput into custodyplace in custodyremand in custodyhold in custodykeep in custodytake (in)seizeconfineimprisonlock upput in jailput behind barsincarcerateimpoundinternrestrainarrestapprehendinformal:pick uprun inpull inhaul incopbustnabnaildocollarfeel someone's collarnickpinchOpposite release

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘be afflicted with sickness or infirmity’): from Old French detenir, from a variant of Latin detinere, from de- ‘away, aside’ + tenere ‘to hold’.

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   • 1. detainment noun

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   What does detainment mean?

   • 1. to keep from proceeding; delay. 2. to keep under restraint. 3. Obs. to withhold. de•tain′ment, n. Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved. Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011 1. 2.

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   • When people such as the police keep someone under their control (detain), they do so in a place. FORMAL The act allows police to detain a suspect for up to 48 hours...

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   • 1 verb When people such as the police detain someone, they keep them in a place under their control. FORMAL The act allows police to detain a suspect for up to 48 hours... V n 2 To detain someone means to delay them, for example by talking to them.

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   • Also found in: Thesaurus, Wikipedia. 1. To keep from proceeding; delay or retard: Our friends were detained by heavy traffic. 2. To keep in custody or confinement: The police detained several suspects for questioning. 3. Archaic To retain or withhold (payment or property, for example).

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     DETAIN meaning: 1. to force someone officially to stay in a...

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     DETAIN translate: 使留下;拘留，扣押, （短時間地）耽擱，拖延. Learn more in the...

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     DETAIN translate: 使留下;拘留，扣押, （短时间地）耽搁，拖延. Learn more in the...

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     DETAIN definicja: 1. to force someone officially to stay in...

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     detain translate: retenir, détenir. Learn more in the...

   • Detain: Polish Translation

     DETAIN translate: zatrzymywać, zatrzymywać, zatrzymywać....

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   When you detain someone, you hold them back, slow them down, or stop them from moving on. If you are detained by the police, you may be late for the big football game, even if you were speeding to get there by the kickoff.

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