What does retain mean in crosswords?

retain means: keep in one's mind

Which crossword clues can have retain as the answer?

Possible clues for retain include "Keep".

retain is also used as a crossword clue. The answer is often keep, 4 letters.

Word entry · 6 letters

Best crossword clue

"Keep"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ɹɪˈteɪn/Part of speech verbSorted aeinrtStarts with REnds with N1 cluesVery common crossword word

1R2E3T4A5I6N

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"retain" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often keep (4 letters).

“water retained by a dam”
“[I]f diſtilled Vinegar or Aquafortis be povvred upon the povvder of Loadſtone, the ſubſiding povvder dryed, retaines ſome magneticall vertue, and vvill be attracted by the Loadſtone: […]”
“Robert of Artoys baniſht though thou be, / From Fraunce thy natiue Country, yet with vs, / Thou ſhalt retayne as great a Seigniorie: / For vve create thee Earle of Richmond heere, […]”

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