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DETAINED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of detain 2. to force someone officially to stay in a place: 3…. Learn more.
be unavoidably detained I'm sorry I'm late - I was unavoidably detained. detain someone at His/Her Majesty's pleasure law UK specialized to keep someone in prison for as long as the courts feel is necessary :
Add to word list. to force someone officially to stay in a place: A suspect is being detained by the police for further questioning. To detain someone is also to delay that person for a short period of time: We were detained in traffic and arrived at the theater a little late.
They were detained by the police for questioning. He claimed he had been illegally detained. Unexpected business had detained her.
to keep from proceeding; keep waiting; delay. Synonyms: check, stay, stop, hinder, slow, retard. to keep under restraint or in custody. Obsolete. to keep back or withhold, as from a person. detain. / ˌdiːteɪˈniː; dɪˈteɪn /.
The meaning of DETENTION is the act or fact of detaining or holding back; especially : a holding in custody. How to use detention in a sentence.
1. verb. When people such as the police detain someone, they keep them in a place under their control. [formal] The act allows police to detain a suspect for up to 48 hours. [VERB noun] He was arrested and detained for questioning. [VERB noun] Synonyms: hold, arrest, confine, restrain More Synonyms of detain. 2. verb.
Definition of detain verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
