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retained

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/rɪˈteɪnd/

Collocations for "retained"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "retained" in context.

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retain

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
v
  1. retain your [balance, integrity, dignity]
  2. retain [office, power, ownership]
  3. retain (your) [workers, staff, lawyer, identity]
  4. the [workers] were retained [on the same wages, as agreed, on commission]
  5. retain certain [rights, liberties, privileges]
  6. rights [must, will, should] be retained
  7. retained his lead (over)
  8. UK: retained his [seat, constituency]
  9. retain [half, 30%, a majority, a commission]
  10. retain [goods, a shipment, a delivery]
  11. the [goods] were retained [by customs, at the border]
  12. retained [under suspicion, for inspection, for tax purposes]
  13. retain your [receipt, check stub]
  14. retain [information, customs, some French]
  15. retain [color, water, properties]
  16. [a shirt, clothing] that retains its color
  17. the [solution, food, chemical] retains its properties
  18. retain [the, its] original [structure, qualities, properties]
  19. retain a [house, structure, column]
  20. the [walls, beams, pillars] retained the [structure]
'retained' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

🗣️Forum discussions with the word(s) "retained" in the title:

...had asked that they be retained - English Only forum
attachment which he retained/ attachment, which he retained - English Only forum
Contributed business and retained business - English Only forum
he retained his affiliation ... - English Only forum
I have hired/engaged/retained an interior designer. - English Only forum
in which sense it is retained - English Only forum
It retained a stylized geometric quality in the stacked, <step>, and shelflike appearance - English Only forum
It's about a meaning of '...is unlikely to have retained...' - English Only forum
One to be retained by Party A - English Only forum
opinions retained/withheld? - English Only forum
percentages actually retained from payments - English Only forum
prudence requires that the increase in asset value [ is / be ] retained - English Only forum
retained a hopeful outlook - English Only forum
Retained interests - English Only forum
retained into - English Only forum
retained Western firms - English Only forum
retained, preserved or kept - English Only forum
Retained/detained - English Only forum
such that important information <is><will be> retained - English Only forum
that all older workers be retained by employers - English Only forum
The Under–world being in contact with machinery, had probably retained.... - English Only forum
This company retained my CV - English Only forum
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