Meaning

  1. (class-7, strong, transitive) to hold (an object in one's hands)
  2. (class-7, strong, transitive) to stop, to halt, to hold back
  3. (class-7, strong, transitive) to support, to hold up
  4. (class-7, strong, transitive) to keep, to maintain
  5. (class-7, strong, transitive) to keep, to provide for
  6. (class-7, strong, transitive) to keep, to provide for, to stock
  7. (class-7, intransitive, strong) to hold, to remain in one piece, to last (of objects undergoing wear and tear, or fragile constructions)
  8. (class-7, intransitive, strong) to hold, to stick (of glue, knots, fastenings, etc.)
  9. (class-7, intransitive, strong) to stop (especially temporarily, of vehicles)
  10. (class-7, strong, transitive) to take for, to consider
  11. (class-7, reflexive, strong) to consider oneself, to think oneself, to believe
  12. (class-7, reflexive, strong) to adhere to, to follow (rules, the law, etc.)
  13. (class-7, reflexive, strong) to keep, to stay fresh (of food)
  14. (class-7, reflexive, strong) to stay, to manage to keep oneself, to persist (in a position or role when faced with challenges)
  15. (class-7, strong, transitive) expresses a positive or negative opinion (with indefinite expression as a complement, most commonly one of "viel/wenig/nichts")
  16. (class-7, strong, transitive) to give (a presentation, lecture etc.)

Frequency

A1
Dialects

Zürich

Zürich

hebe

Aargau

Aargau

hebe

Zürich

Zürich

halte

St. Gallen

St. Gallen

hebe

Bern

Bern

häbe

Lucerne

Lucerne

hebe

Zug

Zug

hebe

Zürich

Zürich

hebä

Graubünden

Graubünden

heba

Thurgau

Thurgau

hebä

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

heebe

St. Gallen

St. Gallen

heba

Bern

Bern

haute

Bern

Bern

hautä

Aargau

Aargau

halte

Basel-Stadt

Basel-Stadt

heebe

Solothurn

Solothurn

haute

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

hebe

Solothurn

Solothurn

halte

Solothurn

Solothurn

hebe

Thurgau

Thurgau

hebe

Valais

Valais

häbu

Zug

Zug

halte

Zürich

Zürich

haltä

Zürich

Zürich

hebbe

Aargau

Aargau

haltä

Aargau

Aargau

hebä

Appenzell Innerrhoden

Appenzell Innerrhoden

hebe

Bern

Bern

ha

Bern

Bern

häbä

Bern

Bern

hebe

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

halte

Basel-Stadt

Basel-Stadt

hebe

Basel-Stadt

Basel-Stadt

heebä

Fribourg

Fribourg

häbe

Fribourg

Fribourg

haute

Graubünden

Graubünden

halta

Obwalden

Obwalden

häbä

Obwalden

Obwalden

hebä

St. Gallen

St. Gallen

halte

St. Gallen

St. Gallen

häbe

Schaffhausen

Schaffhausen

hebe

Schwyz

Schwyz

hebe

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈhaltn̩/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German halten, from Old High German haltan, from Proto-West Germanic *haldan, from Proto-Germanic *haldaną. Cognate with Bavarian hoidn, Low German holden, Dutch houden, holen, English hold, Danish holde, Icelandic halda, Swedish hålla.

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