retener
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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin retinēre, with conjugation based on tener.
Pronunciation
Verb
retener (first-person singular present retengo, first-person singular preterite retuve, past participle retenido)
- to retain, to remember
- Synonym: detentar
- to withhold, hold, to keep
- to hold back
- No tengo muy claro si es lo que realmente quiero, por una parte quiero abrazarte y besarte, pero algo me retiene, no sé el que.
- I'm not sure if it is what I really want, because a part of me wants to hug you and kiss you, but something, I don't know what, is holding me back.
- to catch, to detain
- (chemistry) to sequester
Conjugation
Conjugation of retener (irregular; e-ie alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
Selected combined forms of retener (irregular; e-ie alternation)
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
Related terms
Further reading
- “retener”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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