ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DETAIN
From Old French detenir, from Latin dētinēre to hold off, keep back, from de- + tenēre to hold.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO DETAIN
PRESENT
Present
I detain
you detain
he/she/it detains
we detain
you detain
they detain
Present continuous
I am detaining
you are detaining
he/she/it is detaining
we are detaining
you are detaining
they are detaining
Present perfect
I have detained
you have detained
he/she/it has detained
we have detained
you have detained
they have detained
Present perfect continuous
I have been detaining
you have been detaining
he/she/it has been detaining
we have been detaining
you have been detaining
they have been detaining
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The
present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.
PAST
Past
I detained
you detained
he/she/it detained
we detained
you detained
they detained
Past continuous
I was detaining
you were detaining
he/she/it was detaining
we were detaining
you were detaining
they were detaining
Past perfect
I had detained
you had detained
he/she/it had detained
we had detained
you had detained
they had detained
Past perfect continuous
I had been detaining
you had been detaining
he/she/it had been detaining
we had been detaining
you had been detaining
they had been detaining
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will detain
you will detain
he/she/it will detain
we will detain
you will detain
they will detain
Future continuous
I will be detaining
you will be detaining
he/she/it will be detaining
we will be detaining
you will be detaining
they will be detaining
Future perfect
I will have detained
you will have detained
he/she/it will have detained
we will have detained
you will have detained
they will have detained
Future perfect continuous
I will have been detaining
you will have been detaining
he/she/it will have been detaining
we will have been detaining
you will have been detaining
they will have been detaining
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would detain
you would detain
he/she/it would detain
we would detain
you would detain
they would detain
Conditional continuous
I would be detaining
you would be detaining
he/she/it would be detaining
we would be detaining
you would be detaining
they would be detaining
Conditional perfect
I would have detain
you would have detain
he/she/it would have detain
we would have detain
you would have detain
they would have detain
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been detaining
you would have been detaining
he/she/it would have been detaining
we would have been detaining
you would have been detaining
they would have been detaining
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you detain
we let´s detain
you detain
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
detaining
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The
present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The
past participle shows the action after completion.
5 QUOTES WITH «DETAIN»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
detain.
On recovering my senses, I hastened to quit a place where I hoped there was nothing further to detain me. I first filled my pockets with gold, then fastened the strings of the purse round my neck, and concealed it in my bosom.
There are those who leave without our needing to detain them; we have said all there is to say.
Are we going to go out and arrest and detain and deport 11 million people? Nobody would argue that that is what we are going to do, because we have never demonstrated the political will to do that, nor have we ever committed the requisite resources to do that.
Britain has a Terrorism Act, which has within it a portion called Schedule 7, which is quite unique. What it is is it gives officials the ability to detain people at the border as they go in or out or even transit through the country.
People who reach the top of the tree are only those who haven't got the qualifications to detain them at the bottom.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DETAIN»
Discover the use of
detain in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
detain and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
The Supreme Court has explained that the purpose of a detention must be limited
to conducting an investigation to fmd out if there is probable cause to arrest the
person detained. Therefore, an officer is allowed to detain a person only for the ...
Richard Glen Boire, Boire, 1996
2
Guide to Military Operations Other Than War: Tactics, ...
There is a wide variety of circumstances under which forces conducting MOOTW
may be required to apprehend or detain noncombatants. Usually, the detainees
are people who have broken laws or violated the terms of valid agreements or ...
Keith E. Bonn, Anthony E. Baker, 2000
3
A Practical German Grammar
Jch wfxtde aufhalten, l sh\0uld,ss or would detain. Du whrdest aufbalten, thou
wouldst detain. Id) winde aufgehalten haben, I should, have detained. Du
wixrdest aufgehalten haben, thou wouldst have dehe Er winde aufhalten, would
detain.
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English and Chinese Dictionary: With the Punti and Mandarin ...
Kien yáh ; to detain by force, ¡fufÈ Д^ chü1. Lái chü ; to detain a man's wages, ...
Liú jin; cannot detain him, ^"flËPlHÈ s^au £ku sm chü1 ; to detain and annoy, l|£ ^
@ |Щ (shau tchi ¿au nán1. Shau chí liú nán ; to detain one a prisoner, Щ jg cki ...
5
Preventing Shoplifting Without Being Sued: Practical Advice ...
peace officers from civil liability when probable cause to detain suspected
shoplifters is shown to have existed. The court found, however, that due to the
conflicting testimony between Weissman and K-Mart security employees, the ...
Michael Craig Budden, 1999
6
Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers: First Series, Volume VI St. ...
These are, as ye recognise, the words of the Apostle Paul ; " The wrath of God is
revealed from heaven against all ungodliness, and unrighteousness of men ;
who detain the troth in unrighteousness." Did he say that they do not detain truth?
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Legislating the War on Terror: An Agenda for Reform
The government should detain individuals to prevent terrorism and, to that end, it
should detain terrorists.And with those basic questions apparently settled,the
administrative detention debate tends to jump quickly to the question of how to ...
8
Constitutional and Administrative Law
Citing Woolf J, as he then was, in R v Governor of Durham Prison ex parte Singh
(1984), the Privy Council endorsed the view, first, that the power to detain could
only be exercised during the period necessary, in all the circumstances, to effect
...
9
Gender Issues, Sex Offenses, and Criminal Justice: Current ...
TABLE 2, continued Ramonno Females Males Total No. i No. i Ho 3 Release 5
10.9 6 35.3 11 1T.5 Detain 20 43.5 3 1?.6 23 36.5 Detain-Release 21 45.7 8 47.1
29 46.0 Total 46 1? 63 Chi Square Significance = 0.0385 Cramer's V = 0.32158 ...
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No Place for Children: Voices from Juvenile Detention
Detain,. detain,. detain. I he trauma of incarceration is cause for concern for
anyone interested in the well-being of voung children, yet the emphasis on
locking kids up seems to be based on the belief that children can be scared stiff
into ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DETAIN»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
detain is used in the context of the following news items.
Lumut MMEA detain eight illegal immigrants
LUMUT: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) detained eight illegal immigrants in waters about 32 nautical miles northwest of ... «The Sun Daily, Jul 15»
Drone over BARC: Mumbai police detain property portal employee
Mumbai police today detained an employee of a property website for illegally using a drone to photograph the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre ... «Mid-Day, Jul 15»
Israeli Forces Detain 10 Palestinians, Shoot Minor in West Bank …
RAMALLAH, July 7, 2015 (WAFA) – Israeli forces Tuesday detained 10 Palestinians, including two minors, from various West Bank districts, and shot and injured ... «WAFA - Palestine News Agency, Jul 15»
Israel continues to detain Palestinians
The spokesman for the Israeli Prime Minister's Office has announced that the country's internal security service has detained six Arab citizens ... «www.worldbulletin.net, Jul 15»
Troopers Detain Man After Standoff in Selawik
Alaska State Troopers have taken a man into custody after he barricaded himself inside a home in the village of Selawik. One person was ... «Alaska Public Radio Network, Jul 15»
Francisco Sanchez admits shooting woman, knew San Francisco …
... killed a woman last week on Pier 14, but he knew San Francisco was a sanctuary city where immigration authorities would not detain him. «Washington Times, Jul 15»
Somalia: Puntland Police detain 82 Ethiopian immigrants
Security forces in Somalia's autonomous state of Puntland have detained over 80 Ethiopian illegal immigrants who were on a voyage to gulf ... «Horseed Media, Jul 15»
Kuwait said to detain 26 over mosque suicide bombing
Mourners carry the body of one of the victims of the Al-Imam Al-Sadeq mosque bombing, during a mass funeral at Jaafari cemetery in Kuwait ... «ArabianBusiness.com, Jul 15»
Police Disperse #ElectricYerevan Protests, Detain Young Activists
YEREVAN (RFE/RL)–Riot police forcibly unblocked on Monday a central Yerevan avenue that has been the scene of a nonstop demonstration ... «Asbarez Armenian News, Jul 15»
Police Detain Russian Shooting Stray Dogs from Apartment Window
Police in western Russia briefly detained and then released a man who allegedly opened fire at stray dogs from his apartment window, the ... «The Moscow Times, Jul 15»
