vorenthalten

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German

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Etymology

From Middle High German vorenthalten, equivalent to vor- +‎ enthalten.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfoːɐ̯ʔɛntˌhaltn̩/
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  • Hyphenation: vor‧ent‧hal‧ten

Verb

vorenthalten (class 7 strong, third-person singular present enthält vor, past tense enthielt vor, past participle vorenthalten, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to withhold
  2. (transitive) to retain

Usage notes

  • In older usage, it was not uncommon for vorenthalten to be treated as an inseparable verb where the prefix vor- did not detach from the rest of the verb when conjugated. This is now archaic; today the verb is always separable.

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