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retain

keep information in memory

To retain information is to remember it after learning it.

B2 now and then speech & writing

retain

This vs that

learned them exactly

I memorised the dates for the test.

continued to remember them

I retained the dates afterwards.

Hear it in real life

Do you remember much from that course?

I retained the practical stuff, but not the theory.

Play the conversation

I retain information much better when I use it in a real conversation.

Which sounds natural?

Psst — which one would you actually say?

The mistake everyone makes

Not: I can retain the new words only for a short ~~time in my brain.~~

Say: I can retain the new words only for a short time.

'Retain' already means keep in memory; 'in my brain' is unnecessary.

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

retain information/knowledge; retain something in your memory

More for talking about learning.

learn by doing

You learn by doing, especially with practical skills.

Study · Learning: the words around “retain”.

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Your turn: say it out loud

I don't retain much of what I read once.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

retain

keep information in memory

“I retain information much better when I use it in a real conversation.”

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