ENGLISH: detain - CREOLE: arete



Overview of verb detain



The verb detain has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)



1. (1) confine, detain -- (deprive of freedom; take into confinement)

2. stay, detain, delay -- (stop or halt; "Please stay the bloodshed!")

3. delay, detain, hold up -- (cause to be slowed down or delayed; "Traffic was delayed by the bad weather"; "she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform")

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