atener

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Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin attinēre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ateˈneɾ/
  • Rhymes: -eɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧te‧ner

Verb

atener (first-person singular present atengo, first-person singular preterite atuve, past participle atenido)

  1. (obsolete) to maintain, to keep (a tradition, etc.)
  2. to stand by, to stick to, to abide by
  3. (intransitive, pronominal) to abide by, to stick to, to stand by
    atenerse a las consecuenciasto take the consequences
    • 2009 January 10, “Numancia-Getafe, el partido que corre más peligro de suspensión”, in ADC.es:
      No se prevé que vaya a haber problemas con los partidos de Liga que se juegan hoy si nos atenemos a los terrenos de juego, pero sí en cuanto a los desplazamientos en avión.
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    • 2015 October 20, Jordi Soler, “La destilación genética”, in El País:
      El fenómeno es asombroso, si nos atenemos a la cuenta que, de su proceso de destilación, hacía el mismo Johann Sebastian: antes de él hubo 53 músicos con su mismo apellido, todos parientes y todos nacidos en los alrededores de los bosques de Turingia.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  4. (intransitive, pronominal) to rely
    atenerse ato rely on

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