festhalten

See also: Festhalten

German

Etymology

From fest + halten.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈfɛstˌhaltn̩], [ˈfɛstˌhaltən]
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: fest‧hal‧ten

Verb

festhalten (class 7 strong, third-person singular present hält fest, past tense hielt fest, past participle festgehalten, auxiliary haben)

  1. to hold; to adhere
    mit aller Kraft festhalten.to hold on to (it) with all one's strength.
  2. to retain
    ausdrücklich festhalten.to state expressly.
  3. to record; to capture
    schriftlich festhalten.to record in writing.
  4. to detain
    Sie wurde sie gewaltsam festgehalten.She was forcibly detained.

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