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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 51Թ Forms

  • ·ٲ·· adjective
  • ·ٲ·Գ noun
  • ··ٲ verb (used with object)
  • un··ٲ·· adjective
  • ܲ··ٲԱ adjective
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51Թ 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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51Թ 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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Example Sentences

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Authorities said last week they had conducted extensive searches in Indian-administered Kashmir, detaining more than 1,500 people for questioning.

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Georgescu is now banned from running, and was detained, facing a criminal investigation including attempting to overthrow constitutional order.

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Border Patrol Chief Agent Gregory K. Bovino posted on social media that agents detained two child rapists and “other criminals,” and retrieved 36 pounds of narcotics.

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"They are not detaining them. They are not interfering in them going about their business. Their focus, their sole goal is the PKK."

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The Israeli military has released a Palestinian paramedic detained when Israeli troops killed 15 other emergency workers in southern Gaza last month, the Palestine Red Crescent Society said.

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