How do you pronounce detain?

detain is pronounced as /dɪˈteɪn/.

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detain

🚔detain (dɪˈteɪn)

verb

/dɪˈteɪn/

detener (detener)

detailed detect

Meaning

to keep someone from proceeding; to hold back, especially by official authority

Traducción del significado

mantener a alguien de continuar; mantener a alguien detenido, especialmente por autoridad oficial

Oraciones de ejemplo

The police detained the suspect for questioning.

La policía detuvo al sospechoso para interrogarlo.

Expresiones de ejemplo

detained in custody

detenido en custodia

Synonyms

arrest, hold, confine, apprehend

Antonyms

release, free, liberate

Colocaciones

detain a suspect, detain for questioning, unlawfully detained

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