zadržati

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From za- + držati.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zadřʒati/
  • Hyphenation: za‧dr‧ža‧ti

Verb

zadr̀žati pf (Cyrillic spelling задр̀жати)

  1. (transitive) to keep, retain, withhold
  2. (transitive) to preserve, maintain (tradition etc.)
  3. (transitive) to stop, hold (up) (traffic, car, attention, action, breath etc.)
  4. (reflexive) to stop, stay, spend time

Conjugation

Slovene

Etymology

za- + držati

Verb

zadržáti pf (imperfective zadrževáti)

  1. to delay, detain, confine
  2. to restrain, hold (feelings)
  3. to keep, retain, withhold
  4. to hold up (traffic)
  5. (reflexive) to linger, be about
  6. (reflexive) to refrain, restrain

Further reading

  • zadržati”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
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