detain [dɪˈteɪn]
detain
∗detain [dɪˈteɪn]
verbo transitivo
1detener (suspect)
- such details need not detain us -> no deberíamos entretenernos en estos detalles
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detain [di-tein]
- Don’t let me detain you -> no quiero entretenerlo o demorarlo
1Retener, guardar o conservar lo que pertenece a otro.
va. 1 Detener (arrest), retardar, suspender, impedir. Detener (in custody).
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Verb Conjugation for "detain"
Imperative
- detain
- you detain
- he/she detains
- we detain
- you detain
- they detain
Preterite
- I detained
- you detained
- he/she detained
- we detained
- you detained
- they detained
Present Continuous
- I am detaining
- you are detaining
- he/she is detaining
- we are detaining
- you are detaining
- they are detaining
Present Perfect
- I have detained
- you have detained
- he/she has detained
- we have detained
- you have detained
- they have detained
Past Continuous
- I was detaining
- you were detaining
- he/she was detaining
- we were detaining
- you were detaining
- they were detaining
Past Perfect
- I had detained
- you had detained
- he/she had detained
- we had detained
- you had detained
- they had detained
Future
- I will detain
- you will detain
- he/she will detain
- we will detain
- you will detain
- they will detain
Future Perfect
- I will have detained
- you will have detained
- he/she will have detained
- we will have detained
- you will have detained
- they will have detained
Future Continuous
- I will be detaining
- you will be detaining
- he/she will be detaining
- we will be detaining
- you will be detaining
- they will be detaining
Present Perfect Continuous
- I have been detaining
- you have been detaining
- he/she has been detaining
- we have been detaining
- you have been detaining
- they have been detaining
Future Perfect Continuous
- I will have been detaining
- you will have been detaining
- he/she will have been detaining
- we will have been detaining
- you will have been detaining
- they will have been detaining
Past Perfect Continuous
- I had been detaining
- you had been detaining
- he/she had been detaining
- we had been detaining
- you had been detaining
- they had been detaining
