halten

1. to hold
2. to stop; to halt; to hold back
3. to support; to hold up
4. to keep; to maintain; to hold
5. to keep
6. to hold; to keep; to stay
7. to stop
8. to take for, to consider
9. to adhere to, to follow (rules, the law, etc.)
10. expresses a positive or negative opinion (with indefinite expression as a complement, most commonly one of "viel/wenig/nichts")
11. to give (a presentation, lecture etc.)