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to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
優秀な人材を引留めるのは簡単ではない。
It's not easy to retain talented people.
先生が卒業生を引留めて話をした。
The teacher stopped the graduates and had a talk.
急いで帰ろうとする彼を引留めた。
I held back him as he was rushing to leave.