retaining
verb (present participle)UK /rɪˈteɪnɪŋ/
US /rɪˈteɪnɪŋ/
Keeping something or holding on to it.
She is retaining the information she learned in class.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. Hiring someone, especially a lawyer, by paying them in advance.
The company is retaining a lawyer for the case.
3. Keeping something in place, like water in a dam.
The wall is retaining the soil in the garden.
4. Remembering or keeping facts in your mind.
He is retaining new words by practicing every day.