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Word: Detain
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘be afflicted with sickness or infirmity’): from Old French detenir, from a variant of Latin detinere, from de- ‘away, aside’ + tenere ‘to hold’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
dɪˈteɪn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
keep (someone) from proceeding by holding them back or making claims on their attention
Short Definition:keep from proceeding
Examples:- she made to open the door, but he detained her
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