retain - (v): to keep something or continue to have something; to remember information
- Synonyms: keep, hang on, hold, remember
- Origin: L. retinere meaning "hold back," from re- "back" + tenere "to hold"
- Example: I hope to retain the poem "The Weather" so that I can recite it from memory when I get home!
4 comments:
Tye says
I need to remember to retain my reading.
Good job, Tye! Glad to see you blogging!
I guarantee that most of what you read will be retained-you're a fantastic reading machine!!
Mikaela says...
I have to retain my collection so I can brag about them.
Jaycee says...
I retained 32 books the summer before last summer!,Cool hau!
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