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detainUK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/dɪˈteɪn/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/dɪˈteɪn/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(di tān′) detain WordReference English Thesaurus © 2026 Synonyms: hold back, keep Collocations, inhibit, confine Collocations, arrest Collocations, delay Collocations, restrain Collocations, repress, suppress Collocations, keep back, hold Collocations, take into custody, take in for questioning, imprison, lock up, hinder Collocations, stop Collocations Recent forum discussions about thesaurus entries: Arrest/apprehend/bust/detain - English Only forum
collar: detain in conversation or approach so as to talk - English Only forum confine v. detain v. keep back. - English Only forum detain or restrain - English Only forum Detain something - English Only forum detain the dry lawyer - English Only forum <detain> us - English Only forum detain/hold up - English Only forum Jack the Ripper asks Amy: He asked you to detain me until he (gets/got) here, right? - English Only forum Police detain man eating a sandwich on a San Francisco train platform - English Only forum to <detain and hold> illegals. - English Only forum
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