Hyphenation of retain

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word retain? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

re-tain

Definitions of retain:

1.	Hold back within This soil retains water I retain this drug for a long time The dam retains the water
2.	Allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature We cannot continue several servants any longer She retains a lawyer The family's fortune waned and they could not keep their household staff Our grant has run out and we cannot keep you on We kept the work going as long as we could She retained her composure This garment retains its shape even after many washings
3.	Secure and keep for possible future use or application The landlord retained the security deposit I reserve the right to disagree
4.	Keep in one's mind I cannot retain so much information

Synonyms of retain:

verb	hold, bear, carry, contain
verb	continue, keep, keep on, keep going, prolong, sustain, keep up
verb	hold, keep back, hold back, keep, hold on
verb	remember, think of

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.