retains meaning

Definition of retains in English Dictionary

• VerbBFretainPRretainingPT, PPretainedPREré-
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative form of retain.
• More Examples
  1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
     • The calcein stain was retained over an annual cycle comprising multiple moults, demonstrating that pterocardiac ossicles retain chronological information.
     • It has a structural fold termed GT-B and a retaining mechanism of glucose transfer giving an α-configuration of the growing polyglucan chain (http://www.cazy.org/ ).
     • What though thy habit differ from thy kinde, Thou maiest retain thy wonted loving minde.

• Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
  1. Verbs
     • Verb forms
       • Verb singular forms
         • Third-person singular forms

Other Vocabulary

1. en remains
2. en retain
3. fr retins
4. en retails
5. fr reteins