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"retain" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

retain verbo

retain + sustantivo
Kolokacji: 192
retain control • retain power • retain ownership • retain one's name • retain one's seat • retain one's position • retain one's status • ...
verbo + retain
Kolokacji: 16
manage to retain • allow to retain • want to retain • try to retain • help retain • ...
colocaciones frecuentes
Kolokacji: 5
collocations grouped by meanings
Grup znaczeniowych: 4
(1) manage, defeat, fight, struggle, win, ...
Kolokacji: 6
1. manage to retain = daj sobie radę z zachowaniem manage to retain
managed to retain
2. defeat to retain = porażka zachować defeat to retain
3. fight to retain = walcz by zachować fight to retain
4. struggle to retain = walka o zachowanie struggle to retain
5. fail to retain = nie potraf zachować fail to retain
6. win to retain = wygrywać zachować win to retain
  • Australia won both Tests and the series to retain The Ashes.
  • The fight was held in Liverpool, and Miller won on points to retain his title.
  • Bennett and Kopylova triumphed winning all five dances to retain the title.
  • This time however, he would go on to win quite easily and with substantially more votes on both occasions to retain the position of Mayor.
  • Nashiro won by 12 round unanimous decision to retain his title.
  • The elections were important for the party as it had to win either 3 seats or over 95,000 votes to retain its electoral symbol.
  • South Africa must win handsomely to retain any hope of qualification.
  • The Jets (6-8) must win on Sunday merely to retain a hope for a berth in the playoffs.
  • Sylvia wins by unanimous decision to retain his title.
  • Karpov needed to win with the white pieces to retain the title.
(2) allow, help, favor, support
Kolokacji: 4
(3) want, wish, need
Kolokacji: 3
(4) try, decide, enable
Kolokacji: 3
retain + preposición
Kolokacji: 33
retain until • retain by • retain under • retain despite • retain for • ...
retain + adjetivo/adverbio
Kolokacji: 23
successfully retain • largely retain • initially retain • generally retain • somehow retain • ...

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