Detaining - English meaning

Detaining – definitions in English dictionary

verb
Keep (someone) from proceeding by holding them back or making claims on their attention.
Usage examples:
She made to open the door, but he detained her
Synonims:
Delay Hold up Make late Retard Keep (back)Slow up Slow down Set back Get bogged down Hinder Hamper Impede Obstruct

verb
Present participle of detain
Usage examples:
A suspect has been detained by the police for questioning., several of the injured were detained ov…

Detaining translation into English

Detaining: translate from English into Chinese

拘留, 扣留, 押, 扣押, 扣, 看押, 傺, 羁, 稽流

Detaining: translate from English into Dutch

Vasthouden, Ophouden, Detineren, Afhouden, Gevangen houden, Achterhouden, Reserveren

Detaining: translate from English into French

Détenir, Retenir, Entraver, Faire retarder

Detaining: translate from English into German

Festhalten, Aufhalten, Zurückhalten, In haft behalten, Festsetzen, Sistieren

Detaining: translate from English into Hindi

निरोधक

Detaining: translate from English into Italian

Detenzione, Trattenere, Detenere

Detaining: translate from English into Korean

구금, ...을 못가게 붙들다, 유치하다, 구류하다, 감금하다, 억류하다

Detaining: translate from English into Russian

Задержание, Задерживающий

Detaining: translate from English into Spanish

Deteniendo, Detener, Retener, Entretener, Captar

Word origin

late Middle English (in the sense ‘be afflicted with sickness or infirmity’): from Old French detenir, from a variant of Latin detinere, from de- ‘away, aside’ + tenere ‘to hold’.

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Detaining – similar words

detained

verb
Keep (someone) from proceeding by holding them back or making claims on their attention.
Usage examples:
She made to open the door, but he detained her

verb
Past simple and past participle of detain
Usage examples:
A suspect has been detained by the police for questioning., several of the injured were detained ov…

Detained - all meanings in English

detain

verb
Keep (someone) from proceeding by holding them back or making claims on their attention.
Usage examples:
She made to open the door, but he detained her

verb
To force someone officially to stay in a place
Usage examples:
A suspect is being detained by the police for further questioning., we were detained in traffic and…

Detain - all meanings in English

Detaining synonims

delay

verb
Make (someone or something) late or slow.
Usage examples:
The train was delayed

noun
A period of time by which something is late or postponed.
Usage examples:
A two-hour delay

Delay - all meanings in English

hamper

noun
A basket with a carrying handle and a hinged lid, used for food, cutlery, and plates on a picnic.
Usage examples:
A picnic hamper

verb
Hinder or impede the movement or progress of.
Usage examples:
Their work is hampered by lack of funds

noun
Necessary but cumbersome equipment on a ship.
Usage examples:
The mass of the top hamper must be consciously balanced against the tremendous beam.

Hamper - all meanings in English

hinder

verb
Make it difficult for (someone) to do something or for (something) to happen.
Usage examples:
Language barriers hindered communication between scientists

adjective
(especially of a bodily part) rear; hind.
Usage examples:
The hinder end of its body

verb
To limit the ability of someone to do something, or to limit the development of something
Usage examples:
A poor diet can hinder mental and physical growth., i don’t know if these changes are going to help…

Hinder - all meanings in English

hold up

collocation
Be the physical support of; carry the weight of

phrasal verb
Support and prevent something from falling.
Usage examples:
Concrete pillars hold up the elevated section of the railway

phrasal verb
Display something by holding it above one's waist or head.
Usage examples:
He held up the book so she could see the cover

Hold up - all meanings in English

impede

verb
Delay or prevent (someone or something) by obstructing them; hinder.
Usage examples:
The sap causes swelling which can impede breathing

Impede - all meanings in English

obstruct

verb
Block (an opening, path, road, etc.); be or get in the way of.
Usage examples:
She was obstructing the entrance

Obstruct - all meanings in English

retard

verb
Delay or hold back in terms of progress or development.
Usage examples:
Our progress was retarded by unforeseen difficulties

noun
A person who has a mental disability (often used as a general term of abuse).

verb
To make something slower
Usage examples:
Reductions in pollution levels could retard global warming.

Retard - all meanings in English

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