behalten

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German behalten, from Old High German bihaltan, from Proto-West Germanic *bihaldan. Equivalent to be- +‎ halten. Cognates include Saterland Frisian behoolde (to keep), Dutch behouden (to keep, restrain, preserve), English behold, Danish and Norwegian beholde (to keep) and Swedish behålla (to keep).

Pronunciation

Verb

behalten (class 7 strong, third-person singular present behält, past tense behielt, past participle behalten, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to keep, to retain (money, items, etc. in one's possession)
  2. (transitive) to keep , to not reveal (a secret)
    Ich behalte es für mich.I'm keeping it secret.
  3. to remember

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Further reading

  • behalten” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • behalten” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • behalten” in Duden online
  • behalten” in OpenThesaurus.de