vt to hold or keep in custody.
2. detain ·noun detention.
3. detain ·vt to keep back or from; to withhold.
4. detain ·vt to restrain from proceeding; to stay or stop; to delay; as, we were detained by an accident.
vt to hold or keep in custody.
2. detain ·noun detention.
3. detain ·vt to keep back or from; to withhold.
4. detain ·vt to restrain from proceeding; to stay or stop; to delay; as, we were detained by an accident.
Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Webster. 2012