detained

de-tained · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    Kept someone in official custody, typically for questioning.

  2. 2.

    Kept someone from proceeding; delayed.

Related words

Antonyms: freed, released
See also: arrest, detain, detention
Synonyms: arrested, confined, held, kept

Etymology

Past tense of detain, from Old French detenir, from Latin detinere meaning "to hold off, keep back," from de- (away) + tenere (to hold).