détenir
Meaning
- to detain
- to possess, to have, to hold
Concepts
hold
detain
confine
withhold
keep
seize
stop
hold back
prevent from leaving
delay
stay
take hold
hold up
support
sustain
restrain
bear
live
own
have
apprehend
arrest
clap
imprison
jail
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/det.niʁ/
Etymology
Inherited from Old French detenir, borrowed from Latin detinēre, and adapted to the conjugation of tenir.
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