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retain
English
Etymology
From Middle French, Old French retenir, from Vulgar Latin *retin?re, from Latin retine? (“hold back”), from re- + tene? (“to hold”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???te?n/
- Hyphenation: re?tain
- Rhymes: -e?n
Verb
retain (third-person singular simple present retains, present participle retaining, simple past and past participle retained)
- (transitive) To keep in possession or use.
- 1886, Eleanor Marx-Aveling (translator), Gustave Flaubert, Madame Bovary, first published 1856, Part III Chapter XI
- A strange thing was that Bovary, while continually thinking of Emma, was forgetting her. He grew desperate as he felt this image fading from his memory in spite of all efforts to retain it. Yet every night he dreamt of her; it was always the same dream. He drew near her, but when he was about to clasp her she fell into decay in his arms.
- 1886, Eleanor Marx-Aveling (translator), Gustave Flaubert, Madame Bovary, first published 1856, Part III Chapter XI
- (transitive) To keep in one's pay or service.
- A Benedictine convent has now retained the most learned father of their order to write in its defence.}}
- (transitive) To employ by paying a retainer.
- (transitive) To hold secure.
- (transitive, education) To hold back (a pupil) instead of allowing them to advance to the next class or year.
- (obsolete) To restrain; to prevent.
- (intransitive, obsolete) To belong; to pertain.
- 1661, Robert Boyle, A Physico-chemical Essay, Containing an Experiment Touching the Differing Parts and. Redintegration of Salt-Petre
- A somewhat languid relish, retaining to bitterness.
- 1661, Robert Boyle, A Physico-chemical Essay, Containing an Experiment Touching the Differing Parts and. Redintegration of Salt-Petre
Synonyms
- keep
Related terms
Translations
Anagrams
- Reitan, atrine, ratiné, retina, tanier, tearin', tin ear
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retard
English
Etymology
From Middle English retarden, from Anglo-Norman or Latin, from Anglo-Norman retarder, from Latin retard?re (“to retard”), from re- + tardus (“slow”).
Pronunciation
- Noun (delay sense), verb
- (UK, US) IPA(key): /???t??(?)d/
- Rhymes: -??(?)d
- Noun (offensive slang sense)
- (UK, US) IPA(key): /??i?t??(?)d/
Noun
retard (plural retards)
- Retardation; delay.
- Synonyms: delay, hold-up, retardation
- (music) A slowing down of the tempo; a ritardando.
- (offensive, dated) A person with mental retardation.
- Synonyms: retarded, (offensive) tard, (disused medical term) imbecile, (legal term) mental deficient, (disused medical term) moron
- (informal, offensive) A person or being who is extremely stupid or slow to learn.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:fool
- 2007, Doug Green, No Wife No Kids No Plan (?ISBN):
- “That's 'cause your dog is a retard,” the large woman retorted. The pit bull must have sensed the insult because it got up on all fours and started barking at the woman. Not one to back down from an interspecies fight, the prison lady stood up […]
Usage notes
Through the euphemism treadmill, the term retard (which originated as a neutral substitute for the terms that had previously designated those with disabilities, namely idiot, imbecile, and moron) has come to be considered offensive; see Wikipedia for more. In a 2003 survey by the BBC, retard was voted the most offensive word relating to disability, followed by spastic.
Derived terms
- -tard
Translations
Verb
retard (third-person singular simple present retards, present participle retarding, simple past and past participle retarded)
- (transitive) To keep delaying; to continue to hinder; to prevent from progress
- Synonyms: impede, hinder, hold up
- (transitive) To put off; to postpone.
- (transitive, obsolete) To be slow or dilatory to perform (something).
- (intransitive) To decelerate; to slow down.
- (intransitive, obsolete) To stay back.
Synonyms
- (keep delaying; continue to hinder): decelerate, hinder, slow, slow down; See also Thesaurus:hinder
- (postpone): postpone, put off; See also Thesaurus:procrastinate
- (slow to perform): reluctant
- (decelerate): decelerate, slow, slow down, slow up
- (stay back): hang back, stay back; See also Thesaurus:tarry
Antonyms
- (keep delaying; continue to hinder): accelerate, speed, speed up
- (postpone):
- (stay back): come forward
Derived terms
- retarded
Translations
References
- IQ Basics, including formerly used medical terms for people with very low IQs
Anagrams
- Darter, R-rated, Trader, darter, dartre, retrad, tarred, trader
Catalan
Etymology
From retardar.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /r??ta?t/
- (Central) IPA(key): /r??tart/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /re?ta?t/
Noun
retard m (plural retards)
- delay
- Synonyms: demora, endarreriment
Further reading
- “retard” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
- “retard” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “retard” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
French
Etymology
From the verb retarder.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??.ta?/
Noun
retard m (plural retards)
- delay
Derived terms
- avoir un train de retard
- en retard
- prendre du retard
Further reading
- “retard” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Anagrams
- tarder, trader
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From French retard (“delay”), from the verb retarder (“to retard, slow down”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /r??t??r/
- Rhymes: -??r
- Hyphenation: ret?ard
- Homophones: R, r
Noun
retard m (definite singular retarden, indefinite plural retarder, definite plural retardene)
- (horology) side in a clockwork to which the adjustment indicator must be set to make the clock go slower
- Synonyms: R, r
Antonyms
- avance
References
- “retard” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Anagrams
- darret, radert, trader
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