- detain someone
- [English Word] detain someone[Swahili Word] -usirisha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------
English-Swahili dictionary. 2013.
detain someone
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detain — [[t]dɪte͟ɪn[/t]] detains, detaining, detained 1) VERB When people such as the police detain someone, they keep them in a place under their control. [FORMAL] [V n] The act allows police to detain a suspect for up to 48 hours... [V n] He was… … English dictionary
detain — UK [dɪˈteɪn] / US verb [transitive] Word forms detain : present tense I/you/we/they detain he/she/it detains present participle detaining past tense detained past participle detained 1) to keep someone in a police station or prison and not allow… … English dictionary
detain — verb (T) 1 to officially prevent someone from leaving a place: Police detained the terrorists. 2 to delay someone who wants to leave, by talking to them, asking them to do something etc: I want a quick word, but I won t detain you long … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
detain — de|tain [ dı teın ] verb transitive 1. ) to keep someone in a POLICE STATION or prison and not allow them to leave: A 29 year old man was detained for questioning. a ) to keep someone in hospital because they are too sick to leave: Nine people… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
detain — de|tain [dıˈteın] v [T] [Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: detenir, from Latin detinere, from tenere to hold ] 1.) to officially prevent someone from leaving a place ▪ Two suspects have been detained by the police for questioning . ▪ She was … Dictionary of contemporary English
detain — verb 1》 keep (someone) from proceeding by holding them back or making claims on their attention. 2》 keep (someone) in official custody. Derivatives detainment noun Origin ME (in the sense be afflicted with sickness or infirmity ): from OFr.… … English new terms dictionary
detain — [dɪˈteɪn] verb [T] 1) to not allow someone to leave a POLICE STATION or prison 2) formal to delay someone who has to go somewhere … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
detain — verb a) Keep (someone) from proceeding by holding them back or making claims on their attention. b) To put under custody … Wiktionary
pick someone up — 1 I ll pick you up after lunch: FETCH, collect, call for. 2 (informal) he was picked up by the police: ARREST, apprehend, detain, take into custody, seize; … Useful english dictionary
pull someone/something in — 1 they pulled in big audiences.: See pull verb sense 4. 2 (informal) the police pulled him in: ARREST, apprehend, detain, take into custody, seize, capture, catch; … Useful english dictionary
send someone down — 1 (Brit.) she was sent down from Cambridge: EXPEL, exclude; Brit. rusticate. 2 (informal) he was sent down for life: SEND TO PRISON, imprison, jail, incarcerate, lo … Useful english dictionary
