| retain | he tried his utmost to ~ his self-control, dia mencuba sedaya upaya utk mengawal dirinya; 3. hold or contain, menyimpan, membendung: clay soil ~s water, tanah liat menyimpan air; 4. keep in o’s memory, menyimpan: for years he ~ed the memory of those events, bertahun-tahun lamanya dia menyimpan kenangan ttg peristiwa-peristiwa itu; 5. engage services of (esp a barrister) by paying a fee, membayar retainer utk: the company ~s a lawyer, syarikat itu membayar retainer utk seorang peguam. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| retain | vt 1. (fml) keep (st) back, mengekalkan: the original owner ~ed only a small part of the once vast estate, pemilik asalnya mengekalkan hanya sebahagian kecil drpd estet yg pd satu masa dulu begitu luas; 2. avoid losing, mengekalkan; (balance etc) mengawal: the Liberal Party ~ed the seat after the election, Parti Liberal mengekalkan kerusinya selepas pilihan raya itu; the champion ~ed the title, juara itu mengekalkan gelarannya; the material does not ~ its shape, bahan itu tdk mengekalkan bentuknya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| trap | 4. retain, menahan; (block) menyekat; (forming a pool) membendung: the forest litter ~s the rain, sarap hutan menahan air hujan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| keep | d. continue to retain st borrowed and not return it when one should, tdk /mengembalikan, memulangkan/: he borrowed my umbrella and kept it, dia meminjam payung saya dan tdk memulangkannya; e. continue to have and not lose | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| seal 1 | ~ st in, retain goodness, freshness of st, mengekalkan sst: our new process ~s in the flavour of meat, proses baru kami ini mengekalkan rasa daging; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| ascendancy, ascendency | n kekuasaan: the aristocrats sought to retain their ~, golongan bangsawan mencuba mengekalkan kekuasaan mereka; to gain ~ over o’s rivals, memperoleh kekuasaan yg mengatasi saingan sso. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| keep | f. (look after st temporarily), menjaga; (retain, store, set aside, etc st temporarily) menyimpan: will you ~ this seat for me while I go and get some popcorn?, bolehkah kamu menjaga tempat saya sementara saya pergi membeli ber | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| stake 2 | the freedom of our country is at ~; we must fight hard to retain it, kebebasan negara kita menghadapi risiko akan tergugat; kita mesti berjuang bersungguh-sungguh utk mempertahankannya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| carry | ~ st over, a. (accounting) membawa sst ke hadapan; b. retain as st to be dealt with later, membawa sst: to ~ over some minor matters until the next meeting, membawa beberapa perkara kecil ke mesyuarat yg akan datang; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| retainer | n 1. (old use) servant, orang gaji; 2. small sum of money paid to retain use of services, retainer: the company secures his services with a monthly ~, syarikat itu menggunakan perkhidmatannya dgn membayar retainer bulanan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |