Difference between Hold and Retain

HOLD vs RETAIN: NOUN

The act of grasping
The appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it
The space in a ship or aircraft for storing cargo
Understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something
Time during which some action is awaited
A state of being confined (usually for a short time)
Power by which something or someone is affected or dominated
A stronghold
A cell in a jail or prison

HOLD vs RETAIN: VERB

Maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)
To close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement
Protect against a challenge or attack
Bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted
Declare to be
Resist or confront with resistance
Be capable of holding or containing
Keep in a certain state, position, or activity
Lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits
Have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense
Cause to stop
Drink alcohol without showing ill effects
Be in accord; be in agreement
Keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view
Have room for; hold without crowding
Be pertinent or relevant or applicable
Be valid, applicable, or true
Arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance
Have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices
Secure and keep for possible future use or application
Organize or be responsible for
Support or hold in a certain manner
Cover as for protection against noise or smell
Be the physical support of; carry the weight of
Have or hold in one's hands or grip
Aim, point, or direct
Keep from exhaling or expelling
Hold the attention of
Assert or affirm
Remain committed to
Have as a major characteristic
Contain or hold; have within
Remain in a certain state, position, or condition
Stop dealing with
Keep from departing
Take and maintain control over, often by violent means

Hold back within
To hold secure.
To employ by paying a retainer.
To keep in one's pay or service.
To keep in possession or use.
Keep in one's mind
Hold within
Allow to remain in a place or position
Secure and keep for possible future use or application

HOLD vs RETAIN: INTRANSITIVE VERB

To maintain a desired or accustomed position or condition.
To stay securely fastened.
To maintain a grasp or grip on something.
To cover (the ears or the nose, for example) especially for protection.
To carry or support (the body or a bodily part) in a certain position.
To assemble for and conduct the activity of; convene.
To cause to take place; carry on.
To regard in a certain way.
To assert or affirm, especially formally.
To keep in the mind or convey as a judgment, conviction, or point of view.
To make accountable; obligate.
To adjudge or decree.
To bind by a contract.
To be in possession of, whether legally entitled or not.
To own or have title to.
To defer the immediate handling of.
To reserve or keep back from use.
To stop the movement or progress of.
To impose control or restraint on; curb.
To maintain in a given condition, situation, or action.
To withstand the efforts or advance of (an opposing team, for example).
To maintain occupation of by force or coercion.
To maintain control over.
To have in recognition of achievement or superiority.
To have as a responsible position or a privilege.
To have and maintain in one's possession.
To have in store.
To have as a chief characteristic or quality.
To be capable of holding: : contain.
To be filled by; contain.
To avoid letting out or expelling.
To retain (one's attention or interest).
To keep in custody.
To keep from departing or getting away.
To sustain the pressure of.
To keep from falling or moving; support.
To aim or direct; point.
To have and keep in one's grasp.

To keep; to continue; to remain.
To belong; to pertain.

HOLD vs RETAIN: TRANSITIVE VERB

A wall built to keep any movable backing, or a bank of sand or earth, in its place; -- called also retain wall.
To restrain; to prevent.
To keep in pay; to employ by a preliminary fee paid; to hire; to engage.
To continue to hold; to keep in possession; not to lose, part with, or dismiss; to restrain from departure, escape, or the like.
To hire someone for (his or her services).
To hire (an attorney, for example) by the payment of a fee.
To keep in one's service or pay.
To require (a student) to repeat a class or grade because of insufficient educational progress to advance.
To keep in mind; remember.
To continue to have as a feature or aspect.
To keep in a particular place or condition.
To keep possession of; continue to have: : keep.

HOLD vs RETAIN: OTHER WORD TYPES

Be in agreement
Be in accord
Hold or keep within limits
Hold in restraint
Temper
Lessen the intensity of
Cause to be indebted
Bind by an obligation
Hold without crowding
Have room for
Have within
Contain or hold
Carry the weight of
Be the physical support of
Of rights, titles, and offices
Have rightfully
E.g., "keep clean"
Cause to come to an abrupt stop
To close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement

To pertain; belong; be a dependent or retainer.
To keep on: continue.
=Syn. 2–4. Reserve, Preserve, etc. See keep.
To entertain.
To keep in pay; hire; take into service; especially, to engage by the payment of a preliminary fee: as, to retain counsel.
To keep in mind; preserve a knowledge or idea of; remember.
To continue in the use or practice of; preserve; keep up; keep from dying out: as, to retain a custom; to retain an appearance of youth.
To hold or keep in possession; reserve as one's own.
To hold back; restrain; hinder from action, departure, or escape; keep back; detain.

HOLD vs RETAIN: RELATED WORDS

Entertain, Defend, Bind, Handle, Sustain, Defy, Grip, Maintain, Clench, Retain, Prevail, Give, Keep, Carry, Take

Sustain, Obtain, Attract, Secure, Lose, Preserve, Maintain, Keep on, Hold back, Keep back, Reserve, Engage, Hold, Continue, Keep

HOLD vs RETAIN: DESCRIBE WORDS

Grasp, Throw, Make, Confine, Entertain, Bind, Handle, Defy, Grip, Clench, Retain, Give, Keep, Carry, Take

Recruit, Maintaining, Uphold, Remain, Obtain, Attract, Secure, Lose, Preserve, Keep on, Keep back, Reserve, Hold, Continue, Keep

HOLD vs RETAIN: SENTENCE EXAMPLES

When you define a hold or release, you must associate it with a hold or release type.
Generally, what sort of information we hold, for what purposes, and how we collect, hold, use and disclose that information.
After these delegates convene, we will hold a seminar; we will hold discussions; we will listen to everyone.
Netherlands and Australia hold Russia responsible for the deployment of the Buk installation and are taking steps to hold Russia formally accountable.
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Repeat the timing and counting one more time, but this time hold your arms straight out and hold a heavy book in each hand.
Failure to appear misdemeanor, Detainer for hold Gulf Shores Police Department, Detainer for hold Jefferson County Rayford Thomas Mitchell Jr.
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Array variables do not hold array elements; they only hold array references.
In this case, the holds belong to three different hold groups and hence, three hold notifications are generated.

Then refold paper in manner to retain material.
Please retain this copyright notice in the script.
He would retain this affiliation throughout his life.
Postal Code please retain all packaging and contents!
The original form is on paper, and so the only way to retain the originalis to retain that same paper form.
The lessee shall retain one set and the lessor shall retain another set.
The ETS will retain electronic copies of the receipts inaccordance with statutory requirements; travelers are encouraged to retain scanned hard copies, as well.
Microsoft commits that it will not retain our data when it is no longer necessary to retain such data.
The draft rule would require creditors to retain information that the staff believes theyalready retain for business and other reasons.
Employers who choose to photocopy and retain these documents should not retain the information in a personnel file.

HOLD vs RETAIN: QUESTIONS

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DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HOLD AND RETAIN

HOLD vs RETAIN: NOUN

HOLD vs RETAIN: VERB

HOLD vs RETAIN: INTRANSITIVE VERB

HOLD vs RETAIN: TRANSITIVE VERB

HOLD vs RETAIN: OTHER WORD TYPES

HOLD vs RETAIN: RELATED WORDS

HOLD vs RETAIN: DESCRIBE WORDS

HOLD vs RETAIN: SENTENCE EXAMPLES

HOLD vs RETAIN: QUESTIONS