
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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Detained in Other Languages...
Spanish: Recluidos
German: Festgenommen
French: Détenu
Italian: Detenuto
Turkish: Gözaltı