[
  {
    "word": "retain",
    "phonetic": "/\u0279\u026a\u02c8te\u026an/",
    "phonetics": [
      {
        "text": "/\u0279\u026a\u02c8te\u026an/",
        "audio": "https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/retain-us.mp3",
        "sourceUrl": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2707590",
        "license": {
          "name": "BY-SA 3.0",
          "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
        }
      }
    ],
    "meanings": [
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "verb",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "To keep in possession or use.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To keep in one's pay or service.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To employ by paying a retainer.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To hold secure.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To hold back (a pupil) instead of allowing them to advance to the next class or year.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To restrain; to prevent.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To belong; to pertain.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [
          "keep"
        ],
        "antonyms": []
      }
    ],
    "license": {
      "name": "CC BY-SA 3.0",
      "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
    },
    "sourceUrls": [
      "https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/retain"
    ]
  }
]