Spanish Conversation · Level 55
75 words
Spanish word
retención
Pronunciation
IPA/retenˈθjon/
Meaning
- feminine nounretention
Example
La retención de información depende de la atención.
The retention of information depends on attention.
More examples
La retención a largo plazo de vocabulario mejora con repeticiones.
Long-term retention of vocabulary improves with repetitions.
Core concept
An item held in place to prevent it from leaving.
Common phrases
retención de información
information retention
retención a largo plazo
long-term retention
Similar words
memoria: Capacity of the mind to store and retain learned information long term.
recuerdo: Mental recall of a particular past experience or fact as a conscious memory.
memorización: Act of repeating material to commit it to memory for later retrieval.
Definition in Spanish
Acción o efecto de mantener algo en un lugar o en un estado para que no se pierda, salga o deje de estar disponible, aplicado a información, dinero, personas, etc.
Word origin
Derived from Latin retentio via retinēre 'hold back' (re- 'back' + tenēre 'hold'), originally naming the act or result of keeping something in place.
Usage tips
- Used mainly in formal or technical contexts; in casual speech speakers prefer mantener, guardar, or retener depending on what is being kept.