ritenere

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word ritenere. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word ritenere, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say ritenere in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word ritenere you have here. The definition of the word ritenere will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofritenere, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Italian

Etymology

From Latin retinēre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ri.teˈne.re/
  • Rhymes: -ere
  • Hyphenation: ri‧te‧né‧re

Verb

ritenére (first-person singular present ritèngo, first-person singular past historic riténni or ritènni, past participle ritenùto, first-person singular future riterrò, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. (rare) to hold again
  2. to think, to believe, to consider
    Synonyms: considerare, credere, pensare
    ritenere qualcuno una buona personato consider someone a good person
  3. to hold back, to restrain, to stop
    Synonyms: trattenere, fermare, arrestare
  4. (figurative) to retain (mentally), to remember, to keep in mind
  5. (figurative, literary) to repress (anger, a desire, a revolt, etc.)
  6. (finance) to retain, to withhold (a sum of money)
  7. (archaic) to keep (a secret)
  8. (archaic) to keep prisoner
  9. (archaic) to possess
  10. (archaic) to host

Conjugation

Derived terms

Related terms

Anagrams