tenere

Verb

1. (transitive) to hold
2. (transitive) to hold
3. (transitive) to hold
4. (transitive) to hold
5. (transitive) to keep
6. (ambitransitive) to hold up; to sustain
7. (transitive) continue to wear; to not remove (a garment); to keep on (a garment)
8. (transitive) to take
9. (Italy, Southern, sometimes, transitive) to have; to possess
10. (transitive) to treat (in a certain way)
11. (transitive) to have employed
12. (transitive) to manage
13. (transitive) to carry out (of a speech, lesson, etc.)
14. (transitive) to have over or keep (at a place)
15. (transitive) to hold back (an impulse, feeling, etc.)
16. (transitive) to look over or take care of
17. (transitive) to assume or take up (a behavior, attitude, etc.)
18. (transitive) to take up (to occupy space)
19. (informal, transitive) to contain
20. (transitive) to defend (a position, etc.) from enemy attack
21. (transitive) to continue coverage of uninteresting or unpressing news, in hopes of future developments
22. (literary, transitive) to consider or deem; to hold to be
23. (archaic, transitive) to refrain from spending; to be stingy
24. (intransitive) to stick or attach well [auxiliary avere] (of a glue, etc.)
25. (intransitive) to be airtight
26. (intransitive) to seem colorable; to hold water
27. (intransitive) to last
28. (intransitive) to support someone's views, positions, etc. [with per]
29. (intransitive) to root [with per ‘for’]
30. (intransitive) to like or love (in a non romantic way) [with a]
31. (intransitive) to remain stable [auxiliary avere] (of a currency, stock market, etc.)
32. (intransitive, rare) to look like

Adj

feminine plural of tenero

Hyphenated as

te‧né‧re

Pronounced as (IPA)

/teˈne.re/

Etymology

From Latin tenēre, from Proto-Italic *tenēō, stative from Proto-Indo-European *ten- (“to stretch, draw”).

Concepts

hold

keep

have

give

possess

wield

maintain

make

throw

hang onto

conduct

convince

defend

delay

detain

drive

forbid

grab

halt

hinder

hold back

hold on

hold out

impede

interrupt

keep on

lecture

observe

obstruct

perceive

prevent

prohibit

resist

retain

sustain

take hold

take up

withstand

keep open

leave on

leave open

stand firm

gots

stop

🛑

keep

contain

accommodate

admit

assimilate

be in the way

Synonyms

mantenere

conservare

contenere

dare

reggere

🐻

avere

possedere

trattenere

realizzare

attuare

condurre

organizzare

leggere

📖

interrompere

lasciare

lezione

occupare

offrire

ostacolare

prenotare

📖

preservare

privare

proibire

imbracciare

impedire

lasciare andare

muoversi

opporsi

ospitare

prendere possesso

prevenire

resistere

ritardare

serbare

svolgere

avere a cuore

tenersi piu vicino

tene’

mettere un ostacolo

fare accettare

fare andare

fare camminare

corso

tené

accogliere

appartenere

assimilare

bloccare

cercare

controllare

Translations

tenir

tener

garder

halten

houden

sostener

segurar

tutmak

κρατώ

trzymać

sostenir

sujetar

aguantar

guardar

manter

Sentences

Intanto , Rygel cerca di tenere calma la pilota .

Meanwhile, Rygel tries to keep the pilot calm.