retentet
Dictionary entries
- Entry →retento, retentare, retentavi, retentatus:
Verb · 1st conjugation · Transitive
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
hold fast/back, keep hold of; restrain/detain, keep in check/place; retain;
sg. pres. act. subj. 3rd
Examples
Liber Quintus
Gaius Valerius Flaccus from ARGONAVTICA
"...nata, monebo: sit Persen pepulisse satis nec vana retentet spes Minyas finemve velint imponere bello. illum etenim talis..."Ars Amatoria II
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Ars Amatoria
"...modo det fluitantia rector Lora, modo admissos arte retentet equos. Sunt quibus ingrate timida indulgentia servit..."