detain

/di'tein/
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detain

The police officer had to detain the suspect for questioning.

Definition
  1. Verb:
    • To keep from proceeding; to delay or hold back: To cause someone or something to be slowed down or made to wait.
    • To keep in custody; to confine: To deprive of freedom, typically by official authority.
Usage
  • To delay or hold back: Used when a person or circumstance causes a temporary stop or slowdown.
  • To take into custody: Used in legal or official contexts when someone is held by authorities, often for questioning or arrest.
Examples
  • To delay:
    • The police officer detained the driver for a routine document check, causing a brief delay.
    • I was detained by an unexpected phone call and missed the start of the meeting.
  • To take into custody:
    • The suspect was detained for further questioning.
    • Authorities have the power to detain individuals who pose a security threat.
Advanced Usage
  • "To be detained at [someone's] pleasure": A legal phrase meaning to be held in custody indefinitely, often for psychiatric reasons or by executive order, without a fixed sentence.
    • The patient was detained at Her Majesty's pleasure following the court's ruling.
  • "Detainee" (noun): A person held in custody, especially for political reasons or without trial.
    • The camp held hundreds of political detainees.
Variants and Related Words
  • Detention (noun): The act of detaining or the state of being detained.
    • He was sentenced to a week's detention for breaking school rules.
    • The detention of the shipment at customs caused significant problems.
  • Detainable (adjective): Capable of being legally detained.
    • Under the new law, non-citizens without documentation are detainable.
Synonyms
  • Delay: To make something happen later than planned.
  • Hold up: To cause a delay.
  • Apprehend: To arrest someone.
  • Confine: To keep someone restricted within limits.
Related Phrasal Verbs

(This word is not commonly used in phrasal verb constructions. Its meaning is typically expressed directly.)

Related Idioms
  • To be detained indefinitely: To be held with no specified release date.
    • The journalist was detained indefinitely by the regime.
detain

The police officer had to detain the suspect for questioning.

Verb
  1. cause to be slowed down or delayed
    • Traffic was delayed by the bad weather
    • she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform
  2. stop or halt
    • Please stay the bloodshed!
  3. deprive of freedom; take into confinement

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