detain

detain
UK [dɪˈteɪn] / US verb [transitive]
Word forms "detain":
present tense I/you/we/they detain he/she/it detains present participle detaining past tense detained past participle detained
1) to keep someone in a police station or prison and not allow them to leave

A 29-year-old man was detained for questioning.

2) to keep someone in hospital because they are too ill to leave

Nine people were treated in hospital and one was detained overnight.

3) formal to delay someone who has to go somewhere

Ms Dawson has been detained, so we will start the meeting without her.


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  • detain — early 15c., deteynen, from O.Fr. detenir to hold off, keep back (12c.), from L. detinere hold off, keep back, from de from, away (see DE (Cf. de )) + tenere to hold (see TENET (Cf. tenet)). Modern spelling is 17c., from influence of contain …   Etymology dictionary

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