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detain

[ dih-teyn ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to keep from proceeding; keep waiting; delay.

    Synonyms: , , , , ,

  2. to keep under restraint or in custody.
  3. Obsolete. to keep back or withhold, as from a person.


detain

/ ˌdiːteɪˈniː; dɪˈteɪn /

verb

  1. to delay; hold back; stop
  2. to confine or hold in custody; restrain
  3. archaic.
    to retain or withhold
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈٲԳԳ, noun
  • ˈٲԲ, adjective
  • detainee, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ·ٲ·· adjective
  • ·ٲ·Գ noun
  • ··ٲ verb (used with object)
  • un··ٲ·· adjective
  • ܲ··ٲԱ adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of detain1

First recorded in 1480–90; detainen, from Anglo-French, Old French detenir, from unattested Vulgar Latin ŧٱī, for Latin ŧپŧ, equivalent to ŧ- de- + -پŧ, combining form of ٱŧ “to hold”
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of detain1

C15: from Old French detenir, from Latin ŧپŧ to hold off, keep back, from de- + ٱŧ to hold
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If charges are filed against Mr Chambers next Tuesday, police could release him on bail or detain him, in which case his lawyer would apply for bail.

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In the past two weeks or so – since the protests began on 19 March - around 2,000 people have been detained, according to Turkey's interior ministry.

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Video footage showed that Paredes was detained during a good portion of the attack, with officers binding his hands and legs.

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The reader experiences these plot developments as legal residents of the U.S. are being deported or detained by the current White House administration.

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In Europe, some ICC member states said they would arrest the Israeli leader if he set foot in their country, while others, such as Germany, announced that he would not be detained if he visited.

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