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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024de•tain /dɪˈteɪn/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object]- to keep from proceeding;
delay:I was detained at a meeting and missed the bus. - to keep under restraint:The police detained them for several hours.
de•tain•ment, n. [uncountable]See -tain-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024de•tain (di tān′),USA pronunciation v.t. - to keep from proceeding;
keep waiting;
delay. - to keep under restraint or in custody.
- [Obs.]to keep back or withhold, as from a person.
- Vulgar Latin *dētenīre, for Latin dētinēre, equivalent. to dē- de- + -tinēre, combining form of tenēre to hold
- Anglo-French, Old French detenir
- detainen 1480–90
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged retard, stop, slow, stay, check.
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