tenere — meaning in English

English meaning

• have verb To own or possess something.
• hold verb To grasp, carry, or support something with your hands or arms.
• keep verb To hold on to something or continue having it, rather than giving it up or losing it.

Senses

tenere is used for these senses in English:

• have (transitive) To possess, own.
• hold (transitive) To impose restraint upon; to limit in motion or action; to bind legally or morally; to confine; to restrain.
• hold To maintain in being or action; to carry on; to prosecute, as a course of conduct or an argument; to continue; to sustain.
• hold on (idiomatic) To keep; to store something for someone.
• keep (ditransitive) To maintain the condition of; to preserve in a certain state.
• keep (transitive) To observe; to adhere to; to fulfill; to not swerve from or violate.

have — full definition

1. verb To own or possess something.
2. verb To experience, undergo, or be affected by something.
3. verb Used with a past participle to form the perfect tense, showing an action is completed.
4. verb To cause something to be done, often by someone else.
5. verb To eat or drink something.

hold — full definition

1. verb To grasp, carry, or support something with your hands or arms.
2. verb To keep something in a particular state, position, or place, such as reserving it or making someone wait.
3. verb To remain true, valid, or in effect.
4. noun A grip or grasp on something.
5. noun The cargo storage area below a ship's deck.

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