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1 Translation results for:
detain
detain
verb
detained, has detained, is detaining, detains
عَقَلَ اعْتَقَلَ حَصَرَ ضَبَطَ حَجَزَ احْتَبَسَ أَوْقَفَ
Example sentences of
detain
verb
They were
detained
by the police for questioning.
He claimed he had been illegally
detained
.
Unexpected business had
detained
her.
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Synonyms of
detain
verb
keep
,
retain
,
withhold
,
reserve
,
hold back
,
delay
,
retard
,
slow
,
slacken
,
hold
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Reverse translation for
detain
عَقَلَ
اعْتَقَلَ
حَصَرَ
ضَبَطَ
حَجَزَ
احْتَبَسَ
أَوْقَفَ
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