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How to pronounce “detain”
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Pronunciation guide for detain
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of detain with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- How Data-Driven Journalism Illuminates Patterns of Injustice
That's enough space to detain one in every 25 of Xinjiang's residents.
- Definition summary
- (transitive) To keep something from proceeding or coming to completion; to delay.
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce detain
How Data-Driven Journalism Illuminates Patterns of Injustice
That's enough space to detain one in every 25 of Xinjiang's residents.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “detain”
Meaning
- [Verb]
- (transitive) To keep something from proceeding or coming to completion; to delay.
- (transitive) To keep someone from proceeding by holding them back or making claims on their attention.
- (transitive, archaic) To keep back or from; to withhold.
- (transitive, law enforcement) To put someone under custody.
- (transitive) To seize goods for official purposes.
Practice Nearby Words
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