tenir
Mane (English)
- to have; to hold
- to keep
- to stay; to hold
- to hold on
- to hold oneself, to be standing
- to maintain, remain in a certain position or disposition
- to behave
- to be attached (to), to be fond (of), to hold dear
- to wish, to desire
- to consider (something)
- to support
- to hold, to defend
- (slang) to hang out
Synonyms
se tenir
s’accrocher à
se cramponner
être sur pied
être attaché
se sentir
sur le tapis
montrer des signes de
être incapable
rencontre sociale
développer les symptômes de
saisir fermement
avoir succès
Pircarînî
Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin
/tə.niʁ/
Etîmolojî (English)
In summary
Inherited from Middle French tenir, from Old French tenir, from Early Medieval Latin tenīre, from Classical Latin tenēre.
Vê nîşan bike
Bilêvkirina xwe baştir bike
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