No. 6,255 in Russian
удерживать
To hold, retain, restrain, or keep.
In a sentence
Он пытался удерживать дверь, чтобы она не открылась.
He tried to hold the door to prevent it from opening.
In this sentence, "удерживать" refers to physically holding an object to keep it in place.
Она умела удерживать внимание зрителей на протяжении всего представления.
She was able to hold the audience's attention throughout the performance.
Here, "удерживать" is used in a metaphorical sense, meaning to maintain or keep someone's focus.
Компания старается удерживать своих лучших сотрудников в коллективе.
The company strives to retain its best employees in the team.
In this context, "удерживать" means to keep or maintain, specifically retaining people within an organization.
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