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Synonyms for "detain" in English

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  1. detain:

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Detailed Synonyms for detain in English

detain:

to detain verbe (detains, detained, detaining)

  1. to detain
    to detain
    • detain verbe (detains, detained, detaining)
  2. to detain
    to arrest; apprehend; to pick up; to hold; to detain; to seize; to imprison
    • arrest verbe (arrests, arrested, arresting)
    • apprehend verbe
    • pick up verbe (picks up, picked up, picking up)
    • hold verbe (holds, held, holding)
    • detain verbe (detains, detained, detaining)
    • seize verbe (seizes, seized, seizing)
    • imprison verbe (imprisons, imprisoned, imprisoning)
  3. to detain
    to detain; to hold; to lock up; put in gaol
    • detain verbe (detains, detained, detaining)
    • hold verbe (holds, held, holding)
    • lock up verbe (locks up, locked up, locking up)
    • put in gaol verbe
  4. to detain
    hold captive; to detain
  5. to detain
    – cause to be slowed down or delayed 1
    to delay; to detain; to hold up
    – cause to be slowed down or delayed 1
    • delay verbe (delaies, delayed, delaying)
      • Traffic was delayed by the bad weather1
      • she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform1
    • detain verbe (detains, detained, detaining)
    • hold up verbe (holds up, held up, holding up)
  6. to detain
    – stop or halt 1
    to delay; to stay; to detain
    – stop or halt 1
    • delay verbe (delaies, delayed, delaying)
    • stay verbe (stays, stayed, staying)
      • Please stay the bloodshed!1
    • detain verbe (detains, detained, detaining)
  7. to detain
    – deprive of freedom; take into confinement 1
    to confine; to detain
    – deprive of freedom; take into confinement 1
    • confine verbe (confines, confined, confining)
    • detain verbe (detains, detained, detaining)

Conjugations for detain:

present
  1. detain
  2. detain
  3. detains
  4. detain
  5. detain
  6. detain
simple past
  1. detained
  2. detained
  3. detained
  4. detained
  5. detained
  6. detained
present perfect
  1. have detained
  2. have detained
  3. has detained
  4. have detained
  5. have detained
  6. have detained
past continuous
  1. was detaining
  2. were detaining
  3. was detaining
  4. were detaining
  5. were detaining
  6. were detaining
future
  1. shall detain
  2. will detain
  3. will detain
  4. shall detain
  5. will detain
  6. will detain
continuous present
  1. am detaining
  2. are detaining
  3. is detaining
  4. are detaining
  5. are detaining
  6. are detaining
subjunctive
  1. be detained
  2. be detained
  3. be detained
  4. be detained
  5. be detained
  6. be detained
diverse
  1. detain!
  2. let's detain!
  5. detained
  6. detaining
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

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Related Definitions for "detain":

  1. cause to be slowed down or delayed1
  2. stop or halt1
  3. deprive of freedom; take into confinement1







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