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What is another word for
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To hold on to or continue to have something, both physically or mentally
To employ by paying a retainer
To keep in one's memory
To store or set aside for future use
To postpone from being dealt with
To prevent or protect (something) from being destroyed
To refuse to provide (as per usual)
To remember or bring back to mind a memory
To let (edited material) stand, or remain as it was
To keep (someone) in employment
To be in a strong enough position to have or secure (something)
To keep within a structure or container
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Verb
▲
To hold on to or continue to have something, both physically or mentally
maintain
keep
hold
preserve
reserve
conserve
possess
save
uphold
have
own
perpetuate
withhold
command
contain
cherish
detain
enjoy
grasp
grip
husband
nurture
hang on to
hold on to
keep hold of
cling to
continue to have
keep up
cleave to
clutch on to
hold back
keep back
hold fast
keep possession of
continue with
hold fast to
bear
sustain
harbor
US
harbour
UK
foster
nurse
keep going
continue
entertain
prolong
carry
carry on
keep alive
brood over
be the owner of
be in possession of
occupy
imagine
boast
protract
be blessed with
consider
embrace
be the possessor of
sit on
have to one's name
have in your possession
fill
control
extend
bolster up
go on with
hold to
lengthen
renew
persevere with
feel
persist with
be possessed of
hold down
believe
regard
hog
have in hand
have possession of
feel secretly
be the proud possessor of
keep from falling
keep in existence
keep in mind
be in
treasure
hug
wear
refuse
nourish
keep up with
cling
support mentally
inhold
keep to
teem with
hast
(archaic)
chalk up
count among one's possessions
be true to
project
lock up
corner the market
keep to oneself
refuse to give
hold out on
keep going with
hang in
support
keep intact
put up
buoy
back
favour
UK
defend
favor
US
stay with
hold up
stand by
develop
show
manifest
manage
assume
devise
think of
digest
display
assimilate
evince
cultivate
think about
express
know
demonstrate
benefit from
experience
prop up
hang onto
take advantage of
gain from
profit from
derive benefit from
be favored with
be placed in
be employed in
have the benefit of
have the use of
have available
avail oneself of
have the advantage
participate of
be endowed with
reap the benefits of
be born with
be favoured with
be responsible for
have the title to
have rights to
lay claim to
sport
channel
wield
adopt
exercise
show off
celebrate
more ❯
“Conductors, too, can
retain
their musical powers long after physical vigor has departed.”
Verb
▲
To employ by paying a retainer
employ
hire
pay
commission
engage
recruit
contract
appoint
assume
fee
place
reserve
lay on
take on
sign on
sign up
keep on the payroll
put on the payroll
secure the services of
have in employment
take into one's employ
enrol
UK
enroll
US
enlist
bring on board
secure
take into employment
sign
acquire
procure
take on board
put on
truck with
have on the payroll
contract for
take into service
fill a position
charter
book
add
accept
come on board
take
obtain
get
select
pick
take in
headhunt
find human resources
give work
add to payroll
give a break
bring in
give job to
find help
put to work
apprentice
indenture
ink
draft
US
register
admit
draught
UK
assign
muster
join
list
call up
inscribe
serve
join up
matriculate
take course
become student
put your name down
register for
subscribe
mobilize
US
designate
name
nominate
conscript
delegate
induct
elect
ordain
rally
raise
gather
levy
detail
constitute
authorize
US
press
press-gang
volunteer
install
US
attach
accredit
record
enter
oblige
incorporate
initiate
mobilise
UK
solicit
attract
embody
hitch
interest
conscribe
decree
adopt
tap
enter into
count on
call to arms
press into service
vote in
inaugurate
install as
instal
UK
enjoin
authorise
UK
co-opt
more ❯
“We are looking to
retain
a few lawyers to deal with the legalities of our upcoming expansion.”
Verb
▲
To keep in one's memory
memorise
UK
memorize
US
remember
recall
recollect
absorb
learn
store
mind
con
become word-perfect in
bear in mind
keep in mind
learn by heart
call to mind
commit to memory
learn by rote
get by heart
impress on the memory
know by heart
think of
get off pat
fix in the mind
succeed in remembering
learn off
nail down
keep in one's memory
know
master
learn off by heart
study
remind
cram
keep forever
learn parrot-fashion
have off pat
have down pat
learn word for word
get off by heart
get something word-perfect
learn verbatim
take into account
don't forget
more ❯
“Repetition will certainly help you
retain
the information.”
Verb
▲
To store or set aside for future use
save
reserve
keep
store
hoard
withhold
conserve
hold
preserve
stockpile
amass
collect
defer
devote
earmark
bank
dedicate
secure
stash
gather
spare
accumulate
allocate
cache
economise
UK
economize
US
treasure
hide away
lay aside
put aside
put away
set aside
stash away
hang on to
keep in reserve
lay away
lay by
put to one side
squirrel away
stow away
keep back
hold back
stow
hide
put by
conceal
maintain
squirrel
hold onto
hang onto
store up
keep to yourself
possess
husband
garner
omit
suppress
stifle
retain possession of
keep possession of
repress
hush up
mothball
cling to
set by
bottle
hold on to
salt away
regulate
keep for oneself
hold in
sock away
lay up
have
keep from
consecrate
sustain
give up to
keep out
not sell
retain use of
rein in
keep in
deposit
place
put
plant
stock
cumulate
pack
tuck
archive
warehouse
park
reposit
hive
hutch
bury
pack up
retain ownership of
not give away
pack away
put up
put down
contain
scrimp
skimp
load up
put in storage
put in store
lock up
stock up on
lock away
lay in
roll up
put into storage
stock up with
economize on
use sparingly
be frugal with
use economically
keep intact
be careful with
manage thriftily
save for a rainy day
budget
go easy on
control
get in supplies of
tidy away
tidy up
put aside for a rainy day
save for rainy day
put away for a rainy day
shelve
sit on
keep secret
file
heap
pile up
save up
keep hold of
hold fast to
lay down
not part with
retain in one's possession
heap up
stock up
assemble
build up
buy up
scrape together
acquire
scare up
round up
pile
lodge
put aside for rainy day
tuck away
dump
accrue
stack up
rack up
run up
pick up
house
tot up
stack
secrete
shove
position
invest
set
leave
lay
mount up
stick
stuff
plonk
plunk
bung
shut away
build up stocks
put by for a rainy day
bring together
draw together
seal up
keep safe
set down
load up on
buildup
add
buffer
safeguard
entrust
consign
posit
pigeonhole
load
commit
rack
file away
aggregate
keep a place for
muster
ensconce
keep on hand
accrete
leave behind
concentrate
amound
put in the bank
get hold of
mass
cull
top off
hill
pack like sardines
get together
put together
gather in
pull in
add up
lump
cover
ditch
duck
screen
bulk up
clear away
group
crate
situate
bunch
clean up
put in the hole
clear up
fix
emplace
depose
dispose
pop
drop
install
US
settle
instal
UK
establish
set up
put in a case
box up
put in a trunk
station
stand
plump
seat
more ❯
Verb
▲
To postpone from being dealt with
table
postpone
adjourn
defer
delay
park
reschedule
shelve
prorogue
reserve
suspend
detain
mothball
hold
withhold
continue
suppress
hang
remit
stall
cool
respite
contain
hold back
hold off
hold over
put aside
put back
put off
take offline
hold off on
put on hold
put on ice
put on the back burner
put on the shelf
pigeonhole
take a rain check on
hold up
put in cold storage
stay
put over
hold in abeyance
lay on the table
lay over
interrupt
intermit
put on back burner
carry over
keep in abeyance
protract
procrastinate
retard
prolong
hang fire
set aside
stand over
extend
lay aside
give rain check
recess
prorogate
file
waive
dismiss
sideline
break off
slow
hinder
impede
give a rain check
put in abeyance
slow up
do later
hang up
put off the evil day
put off the evil hour
put something off
reprieve
forestay
temporise
UK
temporize
US
dally
set back
slow down
put on the bank burner
put on one side
cool it
block
lengthen
obstruct
take a raincheck
pause
freeze
call it a day
take a recess
suspend proceedings
take five
take a rain check
take a break
take a breather
put to one side
tie up
shut up
put out of commission
pack away
decommission
put into storage
check
disband
bar
inactivate
can
rule out
stave off
push back
pink-slip
count out
call a halt to
keep back
hamper
wait
leave
restrain
curb
restrict
inhibit
trammel
arrest
hamstring
fetter
encumber
clog
hang back
cumber
refrain from
retardate
brake
sit tight
crimp
take no action
choke
avoid doing something
play a waiting game
interfere with
bring to screeching halt
close off
hold your horses
shut off
let up
shut down
back off
bog down
keep from doing something
choke off
put a brake on
take down
throw a monkey wrench in the works of
throw a spanner in the works
bide your time
neglect
renounce
avoid
leave to another time
thwart
foil
stymie
derail
take a breather from
put on a back burner
halt
hobble
repress
prevent
cramp
cripple
lie in wait
be patient
fill time
keep your shirt on
stop
shackle
deter
rearrange
reorganize
US
confine
frustrate
handcuff
make late
get in the way of
hog-tie
stand in the way of
reorganise
UK
refrain
surcease
desist
rest
elongate
handicap
draw out
drag out
stretch
stretch out
outstretch
decelerate
perpetuate
wire-draw
sustain
balk
US
slacken
baffle
spin out
pad
string out
keep going
keep up
prolongate
carry on
draw
extend the duration of
make longer
expand
drag on
keep something going
go on with
lessen
mire
bog
baulk
UK
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Verb
▲
To prevent or protect (something) from being destroyed
save
defend
prevent
protect
avert
guard
halt
safeguard
salvage
arrest
reclaim
retrieve
stop
fortify
garrison
preserve
rescue
shelter
shield
barricade
bulwark
foil
intercept
thwart
uphold
forfend
secure
stonewall
fight for
keep from harm
keep safe
conserve
recover
recapture
regain
get back
look after
watch over
screen
take care of
cover
keep
ward
watch
mind
fence
care for
harbour
UK
fend
harbor
US
tend
keep an eye on
afford protection to
give sanctuary
ride shotgun
sit with
minister to
house
insulate
inoculate
escort
support
oversee
babysit
supervise
give refuge
attend to
stand guard over
hedge
assure
maintain
foster
police
stick up for
superintend
childmind
cover all bases
ward off
see to
be responsible for
tend to
chaperon
sentinel
immunise
UK
immunize
US
insure
shade
mount guard on
stand guard on
ensure
cushion
wrap
stand up for
stand guard
nurse
conceal
haven
save from harm
mother
assure the safety of
take under one's wing
provide protection for
go to bat for
take charge of
cover up
administer to
sustain
patrol
make invulnerable
surround
hide
enclose
oppose
resist
keep in check
man
occupy
babymind
nanny
chaperone
cherish
withstand
hold
overlook
guard in transit
champion
sit
cover for
provide safety
guide
rule
stave off
preside over
persevere with
have charge of
be in charge of
fend off
beat off
guard against
provide sanctuary
take in
repel danger
be the defender of
hold at bay
squire
accompany
take someone under your wing
shotgun
chamber
roof
give shelter
give cover
more ❯
Verb
▲
To refuse to provide (as per usual)
stop
withhold
suspend
curb
detain
hold back
arrest
cease
constrain
cut off
deny
inhibit
keep back
suppress
check
discontinue
hold off on
lay off
refuse
stifle
put on hold
put on ice
refuse to pay
Verb
▲
To remember or bring back to mind a memory
reminisce
recall
remember
recollect
mind
review
bethink
cite
remind
retrospect
revive
evoke
ponder
ruminate
hark back to
think back
look back on
call to mind
look back
think back to
bring to mind
hark back
reflect on
be nostalgic about
call up
exchange memories
muse over
remember with pleasure
talk about
indulge in reminiscence
live in the past
dwell on the past
go over in the memory
take a trip down memory lane
think of
reminisce about
harken back to
hearken back to
flash back to
reproduce
flash on
summon
rouse
waken
awaken
arouse
summon up
bear in mind
remind oneself of
have in mind
stir up
reminisce on
think back on
be reminded of
reminisce of
place
recognise
UK
recognize
US
flash
stir
bethink oneself of
revive the memory of
come to one
reestablish
elicit
extract
ring a bell
be thinking of
bring back
restore
reinstate
relive
conjure up
put a name to
reintroduce
put back
muse on
rekindle
reawaken
identify
renew
reinstall
return
invoke
take back
retrieve
put one in mind of
call back
know
think
have memories
put one's finger on
pinpoint
finger
pick out
reflect
raise
echo
redeem
reinstitute
allude to
suggest
re-establish
wax nostalgic
think about
brood on
ponder on
cast your mind back to
dredge up
dwell upon
recreate
resume
devise
deliberate
educe
reimpose
conjure
dig into the past
refresh memory
to remember
to recollect
stir up memories of
replace
recapture
recover
begin again
return to
re-enforce
win back
welcome back
provoke
kindle
get a fix on
pin down
spark
excite
establish
locate
determine
distinguish
remind one of
peg
espy
spot
notice
associate
set in context
diagnosticate
nail
agnize
ken
spark off
verify
call forth
diagnose
tab
tag
determinate
descry
make out
button down
know by sight
be familiar
know again
more ❯
Verb
▲
To let (edited material) stand, or remain as it was
stet
ignore
let it stand
override
restore
undelete
undo
Verb
▲
To keep (someone) in employment
keep on
keep employing
carry on employing
continue to employ
keep employed
keep on the payroll
retain the services of
keep in one's employ
retain in one's service
keep in employment
not dismiss
not sack
Verb
▲
To be in a strong enough position to have or secure (something)
command
receive
attain
earn
get
secure
win
derive
gain
grab
hold
land
score
achieve
acquire
enjoy
garner
have
obtain
own
possess
bag
draw
realise
UK
realize
US
bring in
be given
come by
knock down
pick up
pull down
get hold of
get possession of
tie up
chalk up
rack up
Verb
▲
To keep within a structure or container
house
contain
enclose
hold
store
cover
encase
protect
cage
envelop
inclose
keep
pen
closet
encage
immure
sheathe
shelter
corral
hedge
include
box in
coop up
fence in
hem in
keep safe
wall in
mew up
confine
shut in
impound
lock up
coop
close in
surround
mew
shut up
encircle
lock in
hedge in
imprison
fence
pound
trap
hem
rail in
cage in
box up
bound
wrap
encompass
girdle
gird
swathe
ring
incarcerate
kettle
blockade
intern
case
wall
mure
jail
US
gaol
UK
pen in
cut off
cordon off
seal off
put inside
fence off
block off
restrain
coat
guard
frame
circle
circumscribe
mew in
detain
keep within bounds
sequester
fringe
edge
skirt
border
compass
cloister
seclude
sheath
insulate
isolate
wreathe
flank
embrace
clad
bind
engird
hold prisoner
hold captive
put under lock and key
shut away
limit
restrict
barricade
bottle up
hurdle
capture
box
hold in
comprise
involve
incorporate
shut off
subsume
carry
comprehend
close off
take in
entail
number
segregate
quarantine
embody
consist of
be made up of
be composed of
enfold
beleaguer
separate
close
shut
withdraw
beset
environ
besiege
screen
leaguer
encapsulate
retire
conceal
evict
ostracize
US
seal
invest
embargo
boycott
rail
rim
pen up
margin
mount
constitute
accommodate
block
ostracise
UK
lay siege to
wall off
have
set in a frame
engross
span
seal up
round up
shut within
entrap
lock
cocoon
sequestrate
inset
crib
muster
fix
enshroud
palisade
picket
form a ring round
straiten
hinder
constrain
close up
form a barrier around
set
adopt
borrow
provide for
take into account
frame in
siege
seal in
pack
keep under lock and key
comprise of
amount to
account for
hold back
close in on
come at from all sides
bar
rope
crate
remove
tape off
hide
rope off
screen off
partition off
separate off
pack up
curtain off
pull out
keep away
keep apart
split off
insert
build in
bear
stow
seat
boast
have room for
have seating for
have capacity for
have space for
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