• verb:   secure and keep for possible future use or application

  Example: "The landlord retained the security deposit"

• verb:   allow to remain in a place or position

  Example: "She retains a lawyer"

• verb:   hold within

  Example: "This soil retains water"

• verb:   keep in one's mind

  Example: "I cannot retain so much information"

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