Meaning

10 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The act of retaining or something retained.

    Zurückhaltung

    удержа́ниеuderžánije, удержива́ниеuderživánije, сохране́ниеsoxranénije

    утриманняutrymannja, зберіганняzberihannja

    the act of retaining something

  2. (countable, uncountable)The act or power of remembering things.

    Erinnerung, Behalten

    сохране́ние в па́мятиsoxranénije v pámjati

    зберігання в пам’ятіzberihannja v pamʺjati

    the power of retaining liquid

  3. (countable, uncountable)Memory; what is retained in the mind.

    Erinnerung

    па́мятьpámjatʹ

  4. (countable, uncountable)The involuntary withholding of urine and faeces.

    Verhalt

    задержа́ниеzaderžánije, удержа́ниеuderžánije

  5. (countable, uncountable)The length of time a patient remains in treatment.

  6. (countable, uncountable)The right to withhold a debt, or of retaining property until a debt due to the person claiming the right is duly paid; a lien.

  7. (countable, uncountable)The portion of a potential damage that must be paid for by the holder of an insurance policy.

  8. (countable, obsolete, uncountable)That which contains something, as a tablet; a means of preserving impressions.

  9. (countable, obsolete, uncountable)The act of withholding; restraint; reserve.

  10. (countable, obsolete, uncountable)A place of custody or confinement.

Examples

5 sentences
  1. Chunking helps improve memory retention.

    Фрагментування допомагає покращити здатність запам'ятовувати.

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  2. She works on employee retention strategies.

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  3. Language learning stimulates brain activity and improves memory retention.

    ruИзучение языков стимулирует работу мозга и улучшает память.

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  4. Uncertainty regarding the company's financial situation will interfere with employee retention.

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  5. Continuous practice allows for the retention of grammar rules, sentence structures, and idiomatic expressions.

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Translations

7 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
the act of retaining or something retained:
the act or power of remembering things; memory:
Русский
By meaning 4
the act of retaining or something retained:
the act or power of remembering things; memory:
a memory:
the involuntary withholding of urine and faeces:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
the act of retaining or something retained:
the act or power of remembering things; memory:
the involuntary withholding of urine and faeces:

Origin

From Middle English retencioun, borrowed from Latin retentiō, retentiōnis, from retentus,

From Middle English retencioun, borrowed from Latin retentiō, retentiōnis, from retentus, the perfect passive participle of retineō (“retain”) (from re- (“back, again”) + teneō (“hold, keep”)).

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Forms

plural: retentions
Singularretention
Pluralretentions

regular

Synonyms

5 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

14 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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