detain — ozdic

Collocations

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1

(verb.)

ADV

briefly

The police briefly detained the suspect for questioning before releasing him.

VERB + DETAIN

need not

The delay at the airport didn't need to detain us from reaching the concert on time.

PREP

for

The police detained him for questioning about the missing laptop.

in connection with

The suspect was detained in connection with the bank robbery last month.

PHRASES

be detained in custody/hospital

The suspect was detained in custody while the police completed their investigation.

detain sb without charge/trial

The protesters were detained without charge for several hours before being released.

Definitions

verb

1

To keep something from proceeding or coming to completion; to delay.

2

To keep someone from proceeding by holding them back or making claims on their attention.

3

To keep back or from; to withhold.

Detain not the wages of the hireling.

4

To put someone under custody.

In April of 2009, however, the disease was found to suddenly no longer be appearing in newly-hatched chickens, and, upon review, it was discovered that Dr. Wildcat had modified 6002 without authorization, removing the disease from the genome. She's detained and questioned by Muller, and, even though she tries to lie that she didn't do anything, they have footage of her ascending the tree on her own.

5

To seize goods for official purposes.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

verb — cause to be slowed down or delayed

delay

verb — stop or halt

verb — deprive of freedom

confine

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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01

Detain not the wages of the hireling.

Wiktionary

02

In April of 2009, however, the disease was found to suddenly no longer be appearing in newly-hatched chickens, and, upon review, it was discovered that Dr. Wildcat had modified 6002 without authorizat

Wiktionary

03

Don't let me detain you.

Tatoeba · #2275246

04

To my surprise, the young lady held up her gloved hand to detain me.

Tatoeba · #6375028

05

"Shall I leave, Percy?" she asked. He clutched her hand to detain her.

Tatoeba · #7414090

06

She laid her hand, in all simplicity and kindness, upon the skirt of his cloak, as if to detain him.

Tatoeba · #7760589

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, detain is marked as archaic. Watch for register when choosing this word.