Retain
Meaning of Retain
To keep possession of; to continue to hold in memory.
ما معنى كلمة Retain بالعربي؟
يحتفظ ويُمسك بشيء ما
🧠💡 يحتفظ ويُمسك بشيء ما دون فقدانه أو نسيانه؛ يُبقي المعلومات في الذاكرة؛ فعل الاحتفاظ الذي يُمثّل الغاية الحقيقية لكل تعلم — لأن التعلم الذي لا يُحتفَظ به يُعادل عدم التعلم أصلاً 🧠✨
قصة GL: الاحتفاظ بالمعرفة هو جوهر رسالة نايف طلال العيسى — صمّم نظرية 43 يوماً لضمان أن ارتفاع HBDNF بنسبة 88.77% يُحوّل المعرفة المُكتسبة إلى ذكريات راسخة يصعب محوها 🌟
Synonyms & related words
Retain in a sentence
Participants retain more words after spaced review.
The firm retains top talent.
The lawyer was retained by the client.
Learners retain what they use.
Origin of Retain
From Old French retenir, from Latin retinere.
In the Genetic Learning (GL) context
In Genetic Learning work led by Naif Talal Al-Essa, retain is the goal of learning. Retention is the main outcome in GL studies.
Retain audio micro-course (transcript)
Podcast 1 — Introduction & meaning
Narrator: Today's word is "Retain" — verb, pronounced /rɪˈteɪn/, with the stress on "tain".
Narrator: To retain is to keep or continue to have something.
Narrator: In plain English, it means hold on to it.
Narrator: It comes from the Latin retinere, to hold back.
Narrator: A common collocation is "retain staff", which describes keeping employees from leaving.
Narrator: It differs from "keep", because retain is more formal and often means keeping despite pressure.
Narrator: In a second sense, you retain information when you remember it.
Narrator: Business, law, education and engineering all rely on the word.
Narrator: So remember: retain means hold on.
Read podcasts 2 and 3
Podcast 2 — In conversation
Speaker A: Why do you revise with flashcards?
Speaker B: They help me RETAIN facts! It comes from Latin for holding back.
Speaker A: Better than reading?
Speaker B: Much better.
Speaker A: Example sentences?
Speaker B: "The firm wants to retain its best staff", HR. "Clay soil retains water", gardening. "The house retains its original features", property.
Speaker A: Common mistakes?
Speaker B: Retain is formal, so in chat people usually say "keep".
Speaker A: Close relatives?
Speaker B: Keep is its cousin, preserve its twin, and hold an alternative — yet retain keeps its steady charm!
Podcast 3 — Prompt engineering
Speaker B: Let's use "retain" in AI prompts — useful for HR analytics and data policies.
Speaker A: How for HR?
Speaker B: Reduce turnover.
Prompt: Suggest five low-cost ways to retain junior developers in a small company.
Speaker A: And data policies?
Speaker B: Set rules.
Prompt: Write a data policy stating how long we retain customer records and why.
Speaker A: Could it help learning?
Speaker B: Yes, for memory.
Prompt: Turn this lesson into spaced-repetition cards that help students retain key facts.
Speaker A: One more?
Speaker B: Customer success.
Prompt: Identify which customers we are most likely to retain from this usage data.
Frequently asked questions about Retain
What does Retain mean?
To keep possession of; to continue to hold in memory.
ما معنى كلمة Retain بالعربي؟
يحتفظ ويُمسك بشيء ما — 🧠💡 يحتفظ ويُمسك بشيء ما دون فقدانه أو نسيانه؛ يُبقي المعلومات في الذاكرة؛ فعل الاحتفاظ الذي يُمثّل الغاية الحقيقية لكل تعلم — لأن التعلم الذي لا يُحتفَظ به يُعادل عدم التعلم أصلاً 🧠✨
How do you pronounce Retain?
Retain is pronounced /rɪˈteɪn/ and is used as a verb.
How is Retain used in a sentence?
Participants retain more words after spaced review.
What are synonyms of Retain?
keep, hold, preserve, remember, maintain, hire.