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The verb for detention is detain.
Other verbs depending on the tense are detains, detaining and detained.
Some example sentences are:
"We will detain him".
"The officer detains the suspect".
"We are detaining you for attempted murder".
"He was detained in a maximum security prison".
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∙ 8y ago
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∙ 12y agoTent is the root word for detention. It comes from the latin tentus meaning stretch and strain. I hope this makes sense to you because it doesn't make sense to me. I just found it on some random website
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∙ 11y agoDetain is the verb for the noun detention.
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Is disappear an adjective?
No, disappear is a verb. The present participle disappearing is sometimes an adjective.(In Latin America, the Spanish word for "disappear" is used as a verb to mean extra-legal murder or detention, and the word disappeared is an adjective.)
What is the verb of behaiviour?
The verb of behaviour is behave.Other verbs, which depend on the tense, are behaves, behaving and behaved.Some example sentences for you are:"I will behave today"."The teachers watch the way he behaves with other students"."You have detention for not behaving in class"."I lied to Santa about being well behaved. Maybe that is why he hasn't given me the live dragon I asked for".
Is 'is' a verb or noun?
The noun 'is' is a verb, a form of the verb 'to be'. The verb 'is' functions as an auxiliary verb and a linking verb.
Is raised a linking verb or a action verb?
It is an action verb.
Is are a main verb action verb helping verb or linking verb?
It is a Linking Verb. The word are is a conjugation of the verb "to be."
What part of speech is detention?
Detention can be either a noun or a verb. As a noun, it refers to a form of punishment or the act of detaining someone. As a verb, it means to keep someone in official custody, typically as a form of punishment.
Administrative detention and correctional detention?
Administrative detention is detention from the principal and/or assistant principal. Correctional is from a student or designee
What is a sentence with the word detention in?
You will see me for detention after school.The juvenile was sent to the detention centre.
What is formal detention?
formal detention is where you get a 7 day detention so it lasts all week including weekends in this detention you get whipped 24/7
Is disappear an adjective?
No, disappear is a verb. The present participle disappearing is sometimes an adjective.(In Latin America, the Spanish word for "disappear" is used as a verb to mean extra-legal murder or detention, and the word disappeared is an adjective.)
What is a sentence using the word detention?
After school, I was given a detention for arriving late to class.
Why do you have detentions?
I got detention for leaving my backpack by my desk, several class detentions, and detention for trying to escape from detention.
Can you get a detention for kicking a door?
no you cant get a detention for kicking a door
When does the movie Detention come out?
Detention is coming out on July 21,2011
When was Detention released?
Detention was released on 04/13/2012.
What was the Production Budget for Detention?
The Production Budget for Detention was $10,000,000.
What is the jack detention center in Miami?
A JUVENILE detention center.
