Retain

6 lettersverbcommon

Updated February 2026

Definition

To continue to have or keep possession of something; to remember.

“The company decided to retain all employees during the merger.”

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Contains -AIN ending; double vowels E, A, I.

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Worth 6 points; good for connecting with -ING suffix.

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