Vocabulary

Form

to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop

verb vt
N2 freq #900

Example sentences

He pressed me to stay a little longer.

My boss detained me more than 30 minutes.

I tried to stop him, but he left me behind.

The police held the angry crowd back.

It's no use holding me back.

She caught me by the arm and stopped me from going home.