retaining
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Synonyms:
maintaining, sustaining, holding Collocations, keeping, possessing, withholding, confining, holding back, keeping back, reserving
retain
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Sense: Verb: keep
Synonyms:
keep Collocations, hold Collocations, maintain Collocations, reserve Collocations, preserve Collocations, conserve, guard Collocations, protect Collocations, uphold Collocations, sustain Collocations
Sense: Verb: possess
Synonyms:
possess Collocations, have Collocations, enjoy Collocations, hold Collocations, own Collocations, command Collocations
Sense: Verb: hire
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Sense: Verb: remember
Synonyms:
remember Collocations, absorb, memorize, memorise , learn Collocations, keep sth in mind, not forget, learn sth by heart, learn sth off by heart, know sth by heart, know sth off by heart
Sense: Verb: hold
Synonyms:
hold Collocations, hold on to, hang on to, cling to, grasp Collocations, grasp on to, clutch Collocations, clutch on to