behouden

Meaning

1. (transitive) to save, keep
2. (transitive) to preserve

Concepts

keep

preserve

save

conserve

retain

maintain

rescue

safe

store

secure

cache

hold

proceed with

protect

reliable

responsible

second

2nd

stand by

support

sure

sustain

trustworthy

uphold

back

🔙

grampositive

assert

benign

certain

continue

countenance

dependable

espouse

faithful

go on

harmless

Synonyms

bewaren

bergen

overhouden

conserveren

onderhouden

redden

veilig

safe

geborgen

ongevaarlijk

ruggesteunen

schoren

schragen

stellig

steunen

vast

vasthouden

vaststaand

verdedigen

verder gaan met

vertrouwd

vervolgen

verzekerd

voortgaan

voortzetten

waarnemen

wis

zeker

handhaven

vrijwaren

behartigen

grampositief

betrouwbaar

bona fide

doorgaan

dragen

gewis

goedaardig

houden

ondersteunen

Hyphenated as

be‧hou‧den

Pronounced as (IPA)

/bəˈɦɑu̯də(n)/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: behouden

Inherited from Old Dutch: *bihaldan

In summary

From Middle Dutch behouden, from Old Dutch *bihaldan, from Proto-West Germanic *bihaldan (“to keep”). Equivalent to be- + houden.