2006-08-27 05:34:36 · 6 answers · asked by dumbassiscracked 1 in Social Science ➔ Other - Social Science
Retentive means the quality you have to keep information on your brain. May be you read an article and 2 years later you are asked about this article and you remember everything about it, so this means you have a good retentive, but is happens the opposite, that you asked about the article 1 month later you read it and you forgot it already means your retentive is poor, low.
2006-08-27 05:43:30 · answer #1 · answered by Javy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.0.1) - Cite This Source new!
re‧ten‧tive /rɪËtÉntɪv/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[ri-ten-tiv] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–adjective 1. tending or serving to retain something.
2. having power or capacity to retain.
3. having power or ability to remember; having a good memory.
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[Origin: 1325–75; ME retentif < MF < ML retentÄ«vus, equiv. to L retent(us) (see retention) + -Ä«vus -ive]
—Related forms
re‧ten‧tive‧ly, adverb
re‧ten‧tive‧ness, noun
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source new! re·ten·tive (r-tntv) Pronunciation Key
adj.
Having the quality, power, or capacity of retaining.
Having the ability or capacity to retain knowledge or information with ease: a retentive memory.
re·tentive·ly adv.
re·tentive·ness n.
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Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source new!
Main Entry: re·ten·tive
Pronunciation: ri-'ten-tiv
Function: adjective
: tending to retain: as a : retaining knowledge : having a good memory b : of, relating to, or being a dental retainer
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WordNet - Cite This Source new!
retentive
adj : tending to retain; "a retentive memory"; "soils retentive of moisture" [ant: unretentive]
2006-08-27 05:42:24 · answer #2 · answered by lollipoppett2005 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Having the quality, power, or capacity of retaining.
2006-08-27 05:40:23 · answer #3 · answered by alexwhlr3 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
having the ability to retain something.
2006-08-27 05:40:29 · answer #4 · answered by DainBramaged 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
all i know is that tentative means current date
2006-08-27 05:40:05 · answer #5 · answered by lilhottjankster 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
to retain, or hold.
2006-08-27 05:40:18 · answer #6 · answered by wildbill05733 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋