dētineō tinuī, tentus, ēre
de + teneo,
to hold off, keep back, detain, check
: a quo incepto me ambitio detinuerat,
S.: me detinuit morbus, T.: civium numerum tam bonis rebus: contionibus detinenda plebs,
L.: me his oris, V.: nisi quid te detinet,
if you have time
, H.: me Gratā compede
Myrtale, H.: novissimos proelio,
Cs.: amor me Martis in armis detinet,
V.: in eā legatione detentus,
Ta.—Fig.,
to hinder, prevent, delay
: Galliae victoriam, Cs.: se nonum ad diem,
to prolong his life
, Ta.—Of time,
to lengthen, fill
: tempus, O.: euntem
sermone diem, O.—
To keep, occupy, engage, busy
: in alienis negotiis detineri: Nos Pallas detinet,
O.
