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retain
US /rɪˈten/
・UK /rɪ'teɪn/
A2
v.t.Transitive VerbTo continue to have or use; keep the quality of
He will retain his job at the company for at least another year
v.t.Transitive VerbTo keep one thing inside another for a time
The cage will retain the squirrel until we release it
v.t.Transitive VerbTo memorize information
David was able to retain the entire lesson word for word
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How 'Quiet Quitting' Became The Next Phase Of The Great Resignation
- ... and to retain people, but they're really running scared.
... and to retain people, but they're really running scared.
12 Signs You’re Way More Intelligent Than You Realize
- their memories. Almost every day, they challenge themselves to remember niche knowledge or retain
their memories. Almost every day, they challenge themselves to remember niche knowledge or retain
- Almost every day, they challenge themselves to remember niche knowledge or retain large stores of information.
Almost every day, they challenge themselves to remember niche knowledge or retain large stores of information.
How to Get People to Listen to You | The Harvard Business Review Guide
- If you're in a setting where your audience can read along and hear you speak at the same time, there's a better chance they'll absorb and retain what you have to say.
If you're in a setting where your audience can read along and hear you speak at the same time, there's a better chance they'll absorb and retain what you have to say.
- there's a better chance they'll absorb and retain
there's a better chance they'll absorb and retain
What Happened To Etsy?
- Etsy's CEO says the company is still trying to engage and retain current buyers, half of whom only shop on Etsy once per year.
Etsy's CEO says the company is still trying to engage and retain current buyers, half of whom only shop on Etsy once per year.
- retain current buyers, half of whom only shop on Etsy once
retain current buyers, half of whom only shop on Etsy once
Gen Z is reshaping the future of work – here’s how
- I think the mistake is to try to say, "I'm going to retain you with money." I think the idea is going to be, "I'm going to retain you with training, with development opportunities, with experiences." Gone are the days are, um, of particularly in advertising, of just having things like a ping-pong table or having a fun interior.
I think the mistake is to try to say, "I'm going to retain you with money." I think the idea is going to be, "I'm going to retain you with training, with development opportunities, with experiences." Gone are the days are, um, of particularly in advertising, of just having things like a ping-pong table or having a fun interior.
- I think the mistake is to try to say I'm going to retain you with money.
I think the mistake is to try to say I'm going to retain you with money.
How Singapore Got So Crazy Rich
- he realized to retain the flow of businesses and wealth, it needed to be an even more attractive place to live in.
he realized to retain the flow of businesses and wealth, it needed to be an even more attractive place to live in.
- And he realized to retain the flow of businesses and wealth,
And he realized to retain the flow of businesses and wealth,
Why You Need to Have a Proper Adolescence
- tolerate dissent and force us to disown bits of ourselves in order to retain their love.
tolerate dissent and force us to disown bits of ourselves in order to retain their love.
Is Bilingualism a Superpower? | Otherwords
- Sequential bilinguals, those who learned a second language later in life, almost always retain a perceptible accent, no matter how proficient they are in all other aspects of a language.
Sequential bilinguals, those who learned a second language later in life, almost always retain a perceptible accent, no matter how proficient they are in all other aspects of a language.
- almost always retain a perceptible accent,
almost always retain a perceptible accent,
Evolution Can't Explain Your Grandma
- Human males can retain their fertility for their whole lives, which would suggest that whatever evolutionary pressures led to grandmothering, didn't apply to grandfathering.
Human males can retain their fertility for their whole lives, which would suggest that whatever evolutionary pressures led to grandmothering, didn't apply to grandfathering.
How to Save Love with Pessimism
- ,and yet there's one area where many of us retain a curious sense of optimism.
,and yet there's one area where many of us retain a curious sense of optimism.