verb/ateˈneɾ/
to maintain, to keep (a tradition, etc.); to stand by, to stick to, to abide by; to abide by, to stick to, to stand by; to rely; to keep up
“atenerse a las consecuencias” — to take the consequences
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *ten- Proto-Indo-European *tn̥-eh₁-(ye)-tider. Proto-Italic *tenēō Latin teneō Latin attinēre Spanish atener Inherited from Latin attinēre.