retained meaning
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US - VerbBFretainSGretainsPRretainingPREré-
- simple past tense and past participle of retain.
- simple past tense and past participle of retain.
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- Used in the Middle of Sentence
- What though thy habit differ from thy kinde, Thou maiest retain thy wonted loving minde.
- — de la cuvette, sputcheon of the mouth-piece of a sword-scabbard, or that part which retains the wooden scabbard.
- Unpolished grains that retained their outer coating were a major lynchpin of his 'whole foods'-based diet.
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
Definition of retained in English Dictionary
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Source: Wiktionary
Grammatically, this word "retained" is a verb, more specifically, a verb form.