halten

Definitions of halten
  1. verb
    close in; darkness enclosed him"
    synonyms: bergen, schließen
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    beinhalten, enthalten, fassen
    contain or hold; have within
  2. verb
    consider (an instance of something) as part of a general rule or principle
    synonyms: rechnen, subsumieren
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    aufnehmen, einbeziehen, einrechnen
    consider as part of something
  3. verb
    maintain the same position; wait it out
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    bestehen, bleiben, verharren
    stay the same; remain in a certain state
  4. verb
    support or hold in a certain manner
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    aufführen, auftreten, betragen, bewegen, gebaren, geben, gebärden, gehaben, verhalten, zeigen
    behave in a certain manner
    behaupten, durchsetzen
    insist on having one's opinions and rights recognized
    produzieren
    behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others
  5. verb
    have or hold in one's hands or grip
    synonyms: behalten, festhalten
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    greifen
    hold firmly
    anhaften, hängen
    hold firmly, usually with one's hands
    umfassen
    hold firmly and tightly
  6. verb
    come to a halt, stop moving
    synonyms: anhalten, stehen
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    starten
    begin or set in motion
  7. verb
    fail to spoil or rot
    synonyms:
    einkochen, einmachen, einwecken, konservieren, präservieren
    prevent (food) from rotting
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    bestehen, bleiben, verharren
    stay the same; remain in a certain state
  8. verb
    stick to correctly or closely
    synonyms: einhalten
  9. verb
    supply with necessities and support
    synonyms: aufbewahren, pflegen, unterhalten, wahren
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    beibehalten, besitzen, führen, haben, mögen, müssen, sollen, tragen, wiederhaben, zurückhaben
    have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense
  10. verb
    retain possession of
    synonyms: behalten, beibehalten, erhalten, wahren
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    einbüßen, kommen, verlieren
    fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
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    ablehnen, absprechen, abstreiten, abwehren
    refuse to let have
    aufbewahren, bewahren, festhalten, konservieren, retten, sparen
    to keep up and reserve for personal or special use
    bewahren, lagern, speichern, verwahren
    keep or lay aside for future use
    unterbringen
    find a place for and put away for storage
    aufheben, beibehalten, zurückhalten
    secure and keep for possible future use or application
    aufzeichnen
    make a record of; set down in permanent form
    rechnen, sparen
    use cautiously and frugally
    anhäufen, einsammeln, hamstern, häufen, scheffeln, zusammensammeln
    get or gather together
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    beibehalten, besitzen, führen, haben, mögen, müssen, sollen, tragen, wiederhaben, zurückhaben
    have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense
  11. verb
    stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something
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    aufgeben
    give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another
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    abwehren, standhalten
    refuse to back down; remain solid under criticism or attack
    trotzen
    resist or confront with resistance
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    angehen, ausfechten, durchfechten, verteidigen, wehren
    fight against or resist strongly
  12. verb
    seize on its way
    synonyms: abfangen, abwehren
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    ergattern, erhaschen, erwischen
    take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of
  13. verb
    be the physical support of; carry the weight of
  14. verb
    keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view
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    ansehen, auffassen, betrachten, denken, erachten, nehmen, sehen
    deem to be
  15. verb
    keep to
    synonyms: beibehalten, festhalten, handeln
    nachkommen
    act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes
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    verharren
    be persistent, refuse to stop
  16. verb
    adopt
    synonyms: handeln
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    adaptieren
    take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own
  17. verb
    to stress, single out as important
    synonyms: akzentuieren, betonen, herausstellen, hervorheben
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    herausstellen
    emphasize, especially by identification
    feststellen, unterstreichen
    give extra weight to (a communication)
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    bekunden, zeigen
    give expression to
  18. verb
    deem to be
    synonyms: ansehen, auffassen, betrachten, denken, erachten, nehmen, sehen
    interpretieren
    make sense of; assign a meaning to
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    aufnehmen, einbeziehen, einrechnen
    consider as part of something
    relativieren
    consider or treat as relative
    beehren
    consider as the favorite
    idealisieren
    consider or render as ideal
    achten, anerkennen, respektieren
    regard highly; think much of
    schwören, schätzen, wertschätzen
    hold dear
    zählen
    include as if by counting
    rechnen, subsumieren
    consider (an instance of something) as part of a general rule or principle
    romantisieren
    interpret romantically
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    denken, glauben, meinen
    judge or regard; look upon; judge
  19. verb
    interact in a certain way
    synonyms: anfassen, behandeln, umgehen, umspringen, verfahren
    abhandeln, behandeln, beschäftigen
    act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
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    hinwegsetzen
    refuse to acknowledge
    Verhätschelung, Verwöhnung
    treat with excessive indulgence
    auslachen, belachen, belächeln, frotzeln, lästern, schmähen, spotten
    subject to laughter or ridicule
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    interagieren
    act together or towards others or with others
  20. verb
    imitate in behavior; take as a model
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    nachahmen, nachmachen
    reproduce someone's behavior or looks
  21. verb
    organize or be responsible for
    synonyms: abhalten, amtieren, austragen, durchführen, innehaben
  22. verb
    conform one's action or practice to
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    brechen, zuwiderhandeln, überschreiten, übertreten
    act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
  23. verb
    continue to live through hardship or adversity
    synonyms: ausdauern, aushalten, existieren, fortleben, weiterleben, überleben, überstehen
    leben, sein
    have life, be alive
    ernähren, leben
    support oneself
  24. verb
    remain in a certain state, position, or condition
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    fortführen, fortschreiten, fortsetzen, weiterführen, weitermachen
    continue a certain state, condition, or activity
  25. verb
    continue a certain state, condition, or activity
    synonyms: fortführen, fortschreiten, fortsetzen, weiterführen, weitermachen
    fortführen, fortsetzen, weiterführen, weitermachen
    keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last
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    agieren, handeln, machen, tun
    perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
  26. verb
    be loyal to
    synonyms: anhaften, anhängen, beistehen, hängen
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    sein, verhalten
    have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
  27. adjective
    prevented from decaying or spoiling and prepared for future use
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