einhalten

Meaning

  1. (class-7, strong, transitive) to keep, stick to, follow, observe, maintain, abide by, comply with
  2. (class-7, strong, transitive) to keep, stick to, follow, observe, maintain, abide by, comply with
  3. (class-7, strong, transitive) to keep, stick to, follow, observe, maintain, abide by, comply with
  4. (archaic, class-7, reflexive, strong, transitive) to hold back, withhold, contain (oneself)
  5. (class-7, colloquial, intransitive, strong) to hold one's pee (to resist the urge to urinate)
  6. (class-7, dated, literary, strong) to desist from, to discontinue, to stop doing
  7. (class-7, strong) to gather

Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
[ˈʔaɪnˌhal.tn̩]
Etymology

From ein- + halten, an alteration of innehalten, which used to have the same senses, but has since been restricted to “pause, wait”. Compare also enthalten.

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