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How to pronounce “retain”
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Pronunciation guide for retain
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of retain with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Tala Bashmi
and added how to retain that star, and that's not my goal.
- Definition summary
- (transitive)
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce retain
Tala Bashmi

and added how to retain that star, and that's not my goal.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “retain”
Meaning
- [Verb]
- (transitive)
- (intransitive)
- [Noun]
- An act of holding or keeping something; a possession, a retention.
- Synonym of retinue (“a group of attendants or servants, especially of someone considered important”).
Practice Nearby Words
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Similar Sounds
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