retaining

v. keep in possession; keep in practice, continue to use; hold, keep; employ, hire (usually by making an initial payment)

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Adjective
1. designed for (usually temporary) retention; "a holding pen"; "a retaining wall"
(synonym) holding
(similar) retentive

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Verb
1. hold within; "This soil retains water"; "I retain this drug for a long time"
(hypernym) hold, bear, carry, contain
2. allow to remain in a place or position; "We cannot continue several servants any longer"; "She retains a lawyer"; "The family's fortune waned and they could not keep their household staff"; "Our grant has run out and we cannot keep you on"; "We kept the work going as long as we could"
(synonym) continue, keep, keep on, keep going
(hypernym) prolong, sustain, keep up
(verb-group) run on, keep going
3. secure and keep for possible future use or application; "The landlord retained the security deposit"; "I reserve the right to disagree"
(synonym) hold, keep back, hold back
(hypernym) keep, hold on
(hyponym) hold down
(derivation) retention, keeping, holding
4. keep in one's mind; "I cannot retain so much information"
(hypernym) remember, think of
(derivation) memory, retention, retentiveness

v. udržet si

Czas. zachowywać; zatrzymywać

(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Retain