retenir

• retindre

From Old Occitan, from Vulgar Latin *retenīre, from Latin retinēre, present active infinitive of retineō.

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /rə.təˈni/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /re.teˈniɾ/
• Rhymes: -i(ɾ)

retenir (first-person singular present retinc, past participle retingut)

1. to retain; to keep
2. to retain; to remember
3. (reflexive) to control oneself; to control one's impulses

• retenció

From Middle French retenir, from Old French retenir, from Vulgar Latin *retenīre, from Latin retinēre, present active infinitive of retineō, from re- + teneō (“to hold”).

• IPA^(key): /ʁə.t(ə).niʁ/

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retenir

1. (transitive) to retain, hold
   1. (transitive) to hold back, rein in
   2. (transitive) to keep, detain, hold up
2. (transitive) to remember
3. (transitive, intransitive) to accept (que that)
4. (transitive, law) to uphold
5. (reflexive) to restrain oneself, hold back

This is a verb in a group of -ir verbs. All verbs ending in -tenir, such as contenir and détenir, are conjugated this way.

• rétention

• “retenir” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

• inerter, rentier, terrien, terrine

From Old French retenir.

retenir

1. to keep; to retain
   • 1488, Jean Dupré, Lancelot du Lac, page 67:

     ceulx qui venoient en la dance estoient retenus

     those who came into the dance where retained

• English: retain
• French: retenir

From Vulgar Latin *retenīre, from Latin retinēre, present active infinitive of retineō

retenir

1. to keep; to retain

This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb has a stressed present stem retien distinct from the unstressed stem reten, as well as other irregularities. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

• retencion

• Middle French: retenir
  • English: retain
  • French: retenir