Difference between Keep and Retain

KEEP vs RETAIN: NOUN

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 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.
To keep in one's service or pay.

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

Hold on, Celebrate, Support, Living, Proceed, Observe, Save, Restrain, Sustain, Hold, Preserve, Retain, Continue, Prevent, Maintain

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

Keep on, Dungeon, Sustenance, Hold on, Celebrate, Support, Living, Observe, Save, Restrain, Hold, Preserve, Retain, Prevent, Continue

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

It is also a good idea that the seller keep a copy of the Bill of Sale, and the buyer keep the original.
The clips want to jump back in so try to keep a little pressure on the shell to keep them disengaged.
Just keep checking in between other jobs, so you can keep the process going between the washer and the dryer.
Keep your lawn short and keep your puppy out of bushes and woody areas.
So keep an eye on it or keep your hand on it at all times.
To keep your glow stick going for longer, the trick is to keep putting them in the freezer.
We keep our thoughts captive, and guarded, and keep our minds busy meditating on the Word.
Select the Keep option to keep the production note in the braille.
Just keep in mind that you have to practice and keep doing these.
Keep up the fantastic work and keep me entertained.

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.