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in the PONS Dictionary

de·tain [dɪˈteɪn] VB trans

1. detain LAW:

to detain sb
jdn in Haft nehmen [o. inhaftieren]
to be detained in custody
in [Untersuchungs]haft gehalten werden
to be detained at His/Her Majesty's pleasure Brit
eine Haftstrafe von unbestimmter Dauer verbüßen (in der Regel lebenslänglich)
to detain sb without trial
jdn ohne Gerichtsverfahren in Haft halten

2. detain form (delay):

to detain sb
jdn aufhalten

3. detain SCHOOL:

to detain sb
jdn nachsitzen lassen
Present
Idetain
youdetain
he/she/itdetains
wedetain
youdetain
theydetain
Past
Idetained
youdetained
he/she/itdetained
wedetained
youdetained
theydetained
Present Perfect
Ihavedetained
youhavedetained
he/she/ithasdetained
wehavedetained
youhavedetained
theyhavedetained
Past Perfect
Ihaddetained
youhaddetained
he/she/ithaddetained
wehaddetained
youhaddetained
theyhaddetained
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