Synonyms: hang onto, hold, keep, maintain, have
| Part of speech | verb |
|---|
| Indicative mood | |
|---|---|
| Present tense | Past tense |
| (I) retain | (I) retained |
| (thou) retainest | (thou) retainedst |
| (he) retains, retaineth | (he) retained |
| (we) retain | (we) retained |
| (you) retain | (you) retained |
| (they) retain | (they) retained |
| Subjunctive mood | |
| Present tense | Past tense |
| (I) retain | (I) retained |
| (thou) retain | (thou) retained |
| (he) retain | (he) retained |
| (we) retain | (we) retained |
| (you) retain | (you) retained |
| (they) retain | (they) retained |
| Imperative mood | |
| retain | |
| Participles | |
| Present participle | Past participle |
| retaining | retained |
| Afrikaans | hou |
|---|---|
| Catalan | retenir |
| Czech | držet |
| Danish | bevare; holde |
| Dutch | houden; vasthouden |
| English (Old English) | healdan |
| Esperanto | teni |
| Faeroese | halda; taka um |
| Finnish | pitää |
| French | tenir |
| German | halten; aufhalten; verhalten |
| Hungarian | tartani |
| Italian | tenere |
| Jamaican Patois | uol |
| Latin | habere; tenere |
| Luxemburgish | halen |
| Malay | memegang; pegang |
| Norwegian | holde |
| Papiamento | nister; tene |
| Polish | trzymać |
| Portuguese | conservar; guardar; manter; segurar; sustenar; ter |
| Romanian | ține |
| Russian | держать |
| Saterland Frisian | aphoolde; hoolde |
| Scottish Gaelic | cum; cùm |
| Spanish | tener |
| Sranan | ori |
| Swedish | behålla; hålla |
| Thai | เก็บ; เก็บไว้; ถือ; จับไว้ |
| Turkish | tutmak |
| West Frisian | hâlde |
| Yiddish | האַלטן |