detain

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for detain

detain 🔊 /dɪtejˈn/

detain : ප්‍රමාද කරනවා

detain : රඳවනවා

detain : රඳවා තබනවා

detain definition

Transitive verb.

  1. To keep back or from; to withhold.
  2. To restrain from proceeding; to stay or stop; to delay; as, we were detained by an accident.
  3. To hold or keep in custody.

Noun. Detention.