Meaning
- (class-7, strong, transitive) to hold (an object in one's hands)
- (class-7, strong, transitive) to stop, to halt, to hold back
- (class-7, strong, transitive) to support, to hold up
- (class-7, strong, transitive) to keep, to maintain
- (class-7, strong, transitive) to keep, to provide for
- (class-7, strong, transitive) to keep, to provide for, to stock
- (class-7, intransitive, strong) to hold, to remain in one piece, to last (of objects undergoing wear and tear, or fragile constructions)
- (class-7, intransitive, strong) to hold, to stick (of glue, knots, fastenings, etc.)
- (class-7, intransitive, strong) to stop (especially temporarily, of vehicles)
- (class-7, strong, transitive) to take for, to consider
- (class-7, reflexive, strong) to consider oneself, to think oneself, to believe
- (class-7, reflexive, strong) to adhere to, to follow (rules, the law, etc.)
- (class-7, reflexive, strong) to keep, to stay fresh (of food)
- (class-7, reflexive, strong) to stay, to manage to keep oneself, to persist (in a position or role when faced with challenges)
- (class-7, strong, transitive) expresses a positive or negative opinion (with indefinite expression as a complement, most commonly one of "viel/wenig/nichts")
- (class-7, strong, transitive) to give (a presentation, lecture etc.)
Concepts
Synonyms
Translations
Frequency
Dialects
Zürich
hebe
Aargau
hebe
Zürich
halte
St. Gallen
hebe
Bern
häbe
Lucerne
hebe
Zug
hebe
Zürich
hebä
Graubünden
heba
Thurgau
hebä
Basel-Landschaft
heebe
St. Gallen
heba
Bern
haute
Bern
hautä
Aargau
halte
Basel-Stadt
heebe
Solothurn
haute
Basel-Landschaft
hebe
Solothurn
halte
Solothurn
hebe
Thurgau
hebe
Valais
häbu
Zug
halte
Zürich
haltä
Zürich
hebbe
Aargau
haltä
Aargau
hebä
Appenzell Innerrhoden
hebe
Bern
ha
Bern
häbä
Bern
hebe
Basel-Landschaft
halte
Basel-Stadt
hebe
Basel-Stadt
heebä
Fribourg
häbe
Fribourg
haute
Graubünden
halta
Obwalden
häbä
Obwalden
hebä
St. Gallen
halte
St. Gallen
häbe
Schaffhausen
hebe
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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