retener

== Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin retinēre, with conjugation based on tener. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /reteˈneɾ/ [re.t̪eˈneɾ] Rhymes: -eɾ Syllabification: re‧te‧ner === Verb === retener (first-person singular present retengo, first-person singular preterite retuve, past participle retenido) to retain, to remember Synonym: detentar to withhold, hold, to keep Synonyms: guardar, mantener, quedar to hold back to catch, to detain (chemistry) to sequester ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “retener”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025