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How to pronounce“retain”in English

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In natural English speech, "retain" appears in contexts such as: "what I do all day the the good news is these um soils become rich in carbon so they start to retain more water so 1% increase in organic matter relates to an extra 150 tons of of water storage per hectare now for a nation in the grip of drought that's a big deal and when the rains". Listen to the exact timestamped clip in the accompanying video with synchronized subtitles.

verb

IPA/ɹəˈteɪn/

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what I do all day the the good news is these um soils become rich in carbon so they start to

retain more water so 1% increase in organic matter relates to an extra 150

tons of of water storage per hectare now for a nation in the grip of drought that's a big deal and when the rains

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verb

Often followed by from: to hold back (someone or something); to check, to prevent, to restrain, to stop.

“Upon vvhich Prince Henry enraged, took up the Cheſs-board, and ſtruck the Dauphin vvith ſuch Fury on the Head, that he laid him bleeding on the Ground, and had killed him if his Brother Robert had not retained him, and made him ſenſible hovv much more it concerned him to make his Eſcape than purſue his Revenge, […]”

verb

Often followed by from: to hold back (someone or something); to check, to prevent, to restrain, to stop.

noun

An act of holding or keeping something; a possession, a retention.

Synonyms:retainal retaining retainment

noun

Synonym of retinue (“a group of attendants or servants, especially of someone considered important”).

Synonyms:retinue

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