verbIn: The Core Speaking Words, The Most Useful Verbs

Nouns with retain

  • informationinformationknowledgedetails
  • staffstaffcustomerstalent
  • heatheatwatermoisture

Adverbs with retain

  • still
  • fully

Phrases with retain

  • retain the right to
  • hard to retain

Practice · 2 min

Fill the collocation, then say the whole sentence out loud.

  1. 1

    Clay pots ___ water well.

  2. 2

    It's hard to retain ___ when you're tired.

  3. 3

    The café ___ retains its old sign from 1950.

  4. 4

    Companies pay more to ___ good workers.

Say it today

Use it once in a real conversation before tomorrow. Out loud counts, even to yourself.