Detained meaning

Word: Detained

How to pronounce: dɪˈteɪn

Verb

Definitions:

1. Keep (someone) from proceeding by holding them back or making claims on their attention.

Example sentences: "She made to open the door, but he detained her"


Synonyms:

delay

arrest

restrain

hold back

confine

apprehend

catch

hold

withhold

linger

stay


Antonyms:

send

let

allow


Derivations:

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detention

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Detained in Other Languages...

Spanish: Recluidos

German: Festgenommen

French: Détenu

Italian: Detenuto

Turkish: Gözaltı