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retention

noun B2
MEANING IN ENGLISH

the ability to retain facts and impressions in memory; the continued possession of something; the continued possession, use, or control of something, or the ability to retain information

The continued possession, use, or control of something

The ability to keep or continue having something; memory.

The continued possession, use, or control of something; memory preservation.

The ability to keep or continue to have something, especially the ability to remember information.

The continued possession, use, or control of something; the ability to retain knowledge or memory.

The continued possession, use, or control of something.; The continued possession, use, or control of something

The ability to keep or continue having something; memory.

The continued possession, use, or control of something; memory preservation.

The ability to keep or continue to have something, especially the ability to remember information.

The continued possession, use, or control of something; the ability to retain knowledge or memory.

The continued possession, use, or control of something.

In context

01

The retention of information is essential for academic success.

02

The retention of information is critical in academic success.

Synonyms

memory,storage,preservation

Antonyms

loss,forgetting,release

Collocations

retention of information,memory retention,knowledge retention

Sources

Bidyazo vocabulary library ↗