tenir
- (transitive) to have; to hold
- (transitive) to keep
- (intransitive) to stay; to hold
- (reflexive) to hold on
- (reflexive) to hold oneself, to be standing
- (reflexive) to maintain, remain in a certain position or disposition
- (reflexive) to behave
- (intransitive) to be attached (to), to be fond (of), to hold dear
- (intransitive) to hold dear, to be keen (about), to insist (upon)
- (transitive) to consider (something)
- (intransitive) to support
- (intransitive) to hold, to defend
- (Quebec, reflexive, slang) to hang out, to hang around
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/tə.niʁ/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Middle French tenir, from Old French tenir, from Early Medieval Latin tenīre, from Classical Latin tenēre.
Related words
hold on to
se tenir
s’accrocher à
segurar
houden
halten
tenere
tener
tutmak
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