retener

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin retinēre, present active infinitive of retineō.

Verb

1. to retain, to remember
2. to withhold, hold, to keep
3. to hold back.

   No tengo muy claro si es lo que realmente quiero, por una parte quiero abrazarte y besarte, pero algo me retiene, no sé el que.

   I'm not sure if it is what I really want, because a part of me wants to hug you and kiss you, but something, I don't know what, is holding me back.

4. to catch, to detain
5. (chemistry) to sequester

Synonyms

• (to retain): detentar
• (to keep): guardar, mantener, quedar

Related terms

• retén
• retención
• retenedor

• retenida
• retenimiento
• retentivo