Dictionary
tener
Meaning
- to have, possess
- to have, possess, to be (a condition or quality)
- to hold, grasp
- to contain, to hold (e.g. to "hold the power to", "hold the key", "hold a clue", "hold the truth", "have a hold on", "hold in store", "hold all the cards", "hold in high regard", etc.)
- to have, feel (internally)
- to make to feel
- to have (a measure or age)
- to have to
- to get (e.g. to get a minute, to get an idea, to get a chance, to get a concussion/bruise/headache, to get in an accident, to get a place, to get a view of, to get a meeting, to get a vision, etc.)
- to keep, to bear (in certain phrases; e.g. to bear in mind, bear a resemblance, keep a journal/diary, keep around something or someone)
- to make (in a few select phrases)
- to be taken (usually has deber for an auxiliary verb when used)
Hyphenated as
te‧ner
Pronounced as (IPA)
/teˈneɾ/
Inherited from Latin
teneo
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