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Detain (to ) conjugation

English
40 examples
This verb can also mean the following: keep, put, mak claims on their attention, put under custody, withhold, keep back
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Present Simple
detain
detain
detains
detain
detain
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Future Simple
will detain
will detain
will detain
will detain
will detain
will detain
Past Simple
detained
detained
detained
detained
detained
detained
Conditional Simple
would detain
would detain
would detain
would detain
would detain
would detain
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Present Progressive
am detaining
are detaining
is detaining
are detaining
are detaining
are detaining
Future Progressive
will be detaining
will be detaining
will be detaining
will be detaining
will be detaining
will be detaining
Past Progressive
was detaining
were detaining
was detaining
were detaining
were detaining
were detaining
Conditional Progressive
would be detaining
would be detaining
would be detaining
would be detaining
would be detaining
would be detaining
I
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we
you all
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Present Perfect
have detained
have detained
has detained
have detained
have detained
have detained
Future Perfect
will have detained
will have detained
will have detained
will have detained
will have detained
will have detained
Past Perfect
had detained
had detained
had detained
had detained
had detained
had detained
Conditional Perfect
would have detained
would have detained
would have detained
would have detained
would have detained
would have detained
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Present Perfect Progressive
have been detaining
have been detaining
has been detaining
have been detaining
have been detaining
have been detaining
Future Perfect Progressive
will have been detaining
will have been detaining
will have been detaining
will have been detaining
will have been detaining
will have been detaining
Past Perfect Progressive
had been detaining
had been detaining
had been detaining
had been detaining
had been detaining
had been detaining
Conditional Perfect Progressive
would have been detaining
would have been detaining
would have been detaining
would have been detaining
would have been detaining
would have been detaining

Examples of detain

Example in EnglishTranslation in English
! You said detain her!
"Finding you could neither arrest nor detain Turell Baylor,"
"From what you told me, I must strongly recommend that we detain your daughter for the time being in my clinic."
"Let me no longer detain you from going to town. "There may be no end to this imprisoning of you.
"You also have the right to leave at any point "because said auxiliary officer has no legal authority to detain you."
! You said detain her!
"Finding you could neither arrest nor detain Turell Baylor,"
"From what you told me, I must strongly recommend that we detain your daughter for the time being in my clinic."
"Let me no longer detain you from going to town. "There may be no end to this imprisoning of you.
"You also have the right to leave at any point "because said auxiliary officer has no legal authority to detain you."
And I can't believe that it's widowhood that detains her.
Business detains me in Port Said for several days before I continue my journey.
Calypso this long while detains him in her languorous ocean isle.
Perhaps it's only a selfish consideration which detains me here.
Well, I'm glad you two are all right, but no one snatches up my people and detains 'em.
And I can't believe that it's widowhood that detains her.
Business detains me in Port Said for several days before I continue my journey.
Calypso this long while detains him in her languorous ocean isle.
Perhaps it's only a selfish consideration which detains me here.
Well, I'm glad you two are all right, but no one snatches up my people and detains 'em.
"All gaharay vessels. "that deviate from prescribed flight vectors will be impounded, their crews detained and relocated."
"Anyone attempting to compromise or circumvent the perimeter of this camp will be detained."
"At 12:45 this afternoon members of IIB apprehended and detained Gregory Wasserman."
"Claes Wager detained in murder case." Or whatever they might dream up.
"Due to sudden official business am indeterminately detained here.
- How 'bout detaining a royal?
- Well, I was detaining a suspect who wasn't showing sufficient respect to the sash.
- for detaining someone?
Abraham Persikoff, pursuant to the laws of this state and Paragraph 6B of your bail bonds agreement, I am hereby forcibly detaining you.
After detaining Isaac, he voice says he should place him on a non-ignited fire, lest he kill his son.
"All gaharay vessels. "that deviate from prescribed flight vectors will be impounded, their crews detained and relocated."
"Anyone attempting to compromise or circumvent the perimeter of this camp will be detained."
"At 12:45 this afternoon members of IIB apprehended and detained Gregory Wasserman."
"Claes Wager detained in murder case." Or whatever they might dream up.
"Due to sudden official business am indeterminately detained here.
- How 'bout detaining a royal?
- Well, I was detaining a suspect who wasn't showing sufficient respect to the sash.
- for detaining someone?
Abraham Persikoff, pursuant to the laws of this state and Paragraph 6B of your bail bonds agreement, I am hereby forcibly detaining you.
After detaining Isaac, he voice says he should place him on a non-ignited fire, lest he kill his son.

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