Question 1

What is the opposite of the French word "tenir"?

Accepted Answer

céder
lâcher

Question 2

What is the etymology of thr French word "tenir"?

Accepted Answer

from the Latin teneo dif=tenere (dif=tenere) which became tĕnīre in popular Latin.

Question 3

What does the French word "tenir" mean?

Accepted Answer

To have in hand, in the arms, so as not to let go.
To let go.
& To direct, govern, lead.
To follow.
To have.
To possess and not let go.
To use.
To say.
To master.
To take.
To maintain in the different exercises to which it is subjected, speaking of a horse.
To be master of; to have in one's power.
& To bring to where one wanted; to reduce to such a state that he can no longer prevaricate, that he can no longer find a way out, speaking of a person.
To retain; to prevent from going away or falling, speaking of things.
To preserve, speaking of a musical agreement.
To possess; to occupy.
To be indebted to someone for something; to be under obligation to him.
To have learned from someone.
To have received from one's race, from birth.
To possess or seize, speaking of diseases of both the body and the mind, and of different passions of the soul.
To occupy or fill, speaking of space.
To practice or profess, for the usefulness and convenience of the public, speaking of certain places that one occupies, of certain things that one does.
To hold in stock, speaking of goods.
To position oneself, speaking of the order in which people or things are placed, of the rank they occupy, either in fact or in the opinion of men.
To occupy, speaking of an employment or function that one fulfills.
To play; to interpret.
To preside; to sit; to take place, speaking of assemblies, public functions, whether ordinary or extraordinary, which concern the government and politics of a state.
To put and keep in some place.
To contain, enclose or be capable of containing, of enclosing.
To retain; to stop; to prevent from doing or saying.
To maintain, preserve, maintain; to make a person or thing remain in a certain state, in a certain situation.
Not to let weaken.
To occupy for some time.
To repute; to esteem; to believe.
To profess.
To grasp with the mind or intelligence.
To follow; to go by, speaking of roads, paths, etc.
To speak, to say.
To execute, speaking of promises.
To be in charge of the care, speaking of accounting, registers, etc.
It is also said, in familiar language, solely to attract attention:
To warn:
To mark surprise:
To be attached to something, to be difficult to remove, to tear off or to move.
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In terms of devotion:
To be attached by some bond of interest, friendship, gratitude, etc.
To be extremely attached to; to have the extreme desire of.
To depend; to result; to come from.
To be contiguous.
To resist.
Not to let go; not to let oneself be persuaded by others.
To subsist without any change, without any alteration, to remain in a certain state.
To be included or contained in a certain space.
It is also said of the conditions that allow or prevent something from being done.
When one wants to make it understood, not only that it will not put any obstacle to it, but even that it will contribute to it with all its might, one says: It does not depend on a person that such a thing is done. The modern ear will rather understand that the person is clearing himself of all responsibility in the matter, declaring his neutrality or lack of interest.
To resemble in figure, manners, tastes, character, etc., speaking of a child in relation to his parents.
To participate; to offer a resemblance; to have a relationship with something.
To be touched; to be affected.
To be hit by the projectile.
To take sides; to be a partisan of; to be of a sentiment or opinion; to believe in the success of someone or something. -
To take hold, to attach oneself, to hold onto something to prevent oneself from falling.
To limit oneself to something.
In terms of card games:
To be, to remain in a certain situation, in a certain state.
Form of threat.
One also says, by way of warning:
To have a bearing, an attitude.
To be, to remain in a certain place.
To take place, speaking of public or private assemblies, fairs, markets.
To be bound, to be chained, to have a logical meaning.

Question 4

What are the synonyms of the French word "tenir"?

Accepted Answer

prendre
vouloir

Question 5

What is the translation of "tenir" into italian?

Accepted Answer

tenere

Question 6

How do you say "tenir" in portuguese?

Accepted Answer

guardar

Question 7

How to translate "tenir" into german?

Accepted Answer

verhalten

Question 8

How do you say "tenir" in english?

Accepted Answer

keep

Question 9

How to translate "tenir" into spanish?

Accepted Answer

aguantar

tenir

Conjugation of the verb "tenir"

Indicative

Present

Present perfect

Imperfect

Pluperfect

Simple past

Past anterior

Future

Future perfect

Subjunctive

Present

Past

Imperfect

Pluperfect

Conditional

Present

Past 1st form

Past 2nd form

Imperative

Present

Past

Participle

Present

Past