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verb

tenir

/tə.niʁ/

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verb/tə.niʁ/

to have; to hold; to keep; to stay; to hold; to hold on; to hold oneself, to be standing

tenir bonto hold fast, to hold tight

Synonyms: se comporter

Inherited from Middle French tenir, from Old French tenir, from Early Medieval Latin tenīre, from Classical Latin tenēre.