# tenere
## Italian
### Etymology 1

From Latin tenēre, from Proto-Italic *tenēō, stative from Proto-Indo-European *ten- (“to stretch, draw”).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /teˈne.re/
* Rhymes: -ere
* Hyphenation: te‧né‧re

#### Verb

tenére (first-person singular present tèngo, first-person singular past historic ténni or tènni, past participle tenùto, first-person singular future terrò, auxiliary avére)
* (transitive) to hold
    tieniti il libro in mano ― hold the book in your hands
    tenetelo a meno che lui scappasse dall’istitutohold him so that he doesn't escape the institute
** to set aside; to conserve
** to hold (one's spot in line, etc.)
** to reserve
* (transitive) to keep
    mi sono tenuto la borsa sul grembo ― I kept the bag on my lap
    tenere gli occhi aperti ― to keep one's eyes open
    tenere i soldi sotto il materasso ― to keep the money under the mattress
    tenerlo recluso ― to keep him confined
    tenere la parola ― to keep one's word
* (transitive, intransitive) to hold up; to sustain
    quel pilastro tiene l'intero edificiothat pillar holds up the entire building
    il scaffale tiene al peso dei librithe shelf holds up against the weight of the books
    il paese tiene nonostante il virusthe country is holding up despite the virus
* (transitive) continue to wear; to not remove (a garment); to keep on (a garment)
    ora ancora piove, quindi tieni la giaccait's still raining, so keep the jacket on
* (transitive) to take
    tieni la penna ― take the pen
    tieni la sinistra ― take the left
* (transitive, sometimes southern Italy) to have; to possess
    tenere un animale domestico ― to have a pet
    puoi tenere i soldi che le avevo prestatoyou can have the money that I had lent her
    tengo una bella casa (southern Italy) ― I have a nice house
    Synonym: avere
* (transitive) to treat (in a certain way)
    l'ho sempre tenuta come una bambina ― I always treated her as a little girl
* (transitive) to have employed
    tiene dieci camerieri ― he has ten waiters employed
* (transitive) to manage
    tenere una trattoria ― to manage a bistro
* (transitive) to carry out (of a speech, lesson, etc.)
* (transitive) to have over or keep (at a place)
    tenerla a cena ― to have her over for dinner
    mi ha tenuto a lavorare ― he had me over at work
* (transitive) to hold back (an impulse, feeling, etc.)
    tenere il pianto ― to hold back one's tears (literally, “one's crying”)
* (transitive) to look over or take care of
* (transitive) to assume or take up (a behavior, attitude, etc.)
* (transitive) to take up (to occupy space)
* (transitive, informal) to contain
* (transitive, military) to defend (a position, etc.) from enemy attack
    abbiamo tenuto lo sbocco della vallewe defended the mouth of the valley
* (transitive, journalism) to continue coverage of uninteresting or unpressing news, in hopes of future developments
* (transitive, literary) to consider or deem; to hold to be
    come egli molto l'amava e molto bella la tenevahow much he loved her and held her to be very beautiful
* (transitive, archaic) to refrain from spending; to be stingy
    (transitive, archaic or literary) to achieve
* (intransitive) to stick or attach well [auxiliary avere] (of a glue, etc.)
* (intransitive) to be airtight [auxiliary avere]
* (intransitive) to seem colorable; to hold water [auxiliary avere]
* (intransitive) to last [auxiliary avere]
    un amore che ha tenuto nonostante le criticità ― a love that lasted despite some trying moments
* (intransitive) to support someone's views, positions, etc. [with per] [auxiliary avere]
    se tieni per me, votamiif you support me, vote for me
* (intransitive) to root [with per ‘for’] [auxiliary avere]
* (intransitive) to like or love (in a non romantic way) [with a] [auxiliary avere]
* (intransitive, economics) to remain stable [auxiliary avere] (of a currency, stock market, etc.)
* (intransitive, rare) to look like [auxiliary avere]

##### Usage notes

* The use of tenere in the sense of avere (“to have”) is typically nonstandard and often associated with the Neapolitan dialect and region.

##### Conjugation

Including lesser-used forms:
$^1$Archaic. $^2$Traditional.

##### Related terms

* attenere
* mantenere
* manutenere
* rattenere
* ritenere
* tenere presente
* tenersi
* tenimento
* tenore
* tenuta
* trattenere

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈtɛ.ne.re/
* Rhymes: -ɛnere
* Hyphenation: tè‧ne‧re

#### Adjective

tenere f pl
* feminine plural of tenero

### Anagrams

* eterne

## Latin
### Etymology 1

Adverb form of tener.

#### Adverb

tenerē (comparative tenerius, superlative tenerissimē)
* tenderly, lovingly

##### Synonyms

* (tenderly): teneriter

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

tenēre
* inflection of teneō:
** present active infinitive
** second-person singular present passive imperative

### References

* “tenere”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
* “tenere”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
* tenere in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
* Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co. (ambiguous) to hold something in one's hand: manu or in manu tenere aliquid (ambiguous) to hold fast in the teeth (also metaphorically, obstinately): mordicus tenere aliquid (ambiguous) to be scarcely able to restrain one's laughter: risum tenere vix posse (ambiguous) to be hardly able to restrain one's tears: lacrimas tenere non posse (ambiguous) to abide by one's resolution: propositum, consilium tenere (opp. a proposito deterreri) (ambiguous) to remember a thing perfectly: memoriā tenere aliquid (ambiguous) to remember a thing perfectly: memoriam alicuius rei tenere (ambiguous) to have a vivid recollection of a thing: recenti memoria tenere aliquid (ambiguous) to insist on a point: tenere aliquid; stare in aliqua re (ambiguous) to be well versed in Roman history: memoriam rerum gestarum (rerum Romanarum) tenere (ambiguous) to be considered the foremost orator: eloquentiae principatum tenere (ambiguous) to rivet the attention of..: animos tenere (ambiguous) to observe moderation, be moderate: modum tenere, retinere, servare, adhibere (ambiguous) to observe the golden mean: mediocritatem tenere (Off. 1. 25. 89) (ambiguous) to remain true to one's principles: institutum tenere (ambiguous) to never appear in public: domi se tenere (ambiguous) to be a strict disciplinarian in one's household: severum imperium in suis exercere, tenere (De Sen. 11. 37) (ambiguous) to keep up a usage: consuetudinem suam tenere, retinere,[TR1] servare (ambiguous) to hold the reins of government: clavum rei publicae tenere (ambiguous) to occupy the leading position: principatum tenere, obtinere (ambiguous) to have power over some one: imperium tenere (in aliquem) (ambiguous) to keep the citizens in servile subjection: civitatem servitute oppressam tenere (Dom. 51. 131) (ambiguous) to maintain one's right: ius suum tenere, obtinere (ambiguous) to be commander-in-chief: imperii summam tenere (Rep. 2. 28) (ambiguous) to hold a mountain: tenere montem (B. G. 1. 22) (ambiguous) to remain inactive in camp: se (quietum) tenere castris (ambiguous) to keep a town in a state of siege: oppidum in obsidione tenere (ambiguous) to hold on one's course: cursum tenere (opp. commutare and deferri) (ambiguous) to steer: clavum tenere (ambiguous) to keep the coast and harbours in a state of blockade: litora ac portus custodia clausos tenere

## Neapolitan
### Alternative forms

* tené, tenè (alt. spellings)

### Etymology

Inherited from Latin tenēre.

### Pronunciation

* (Naples) IPA: [təˈne]
* Rhymes: -e

### Verb

tenere
* to hold
* to have, possess
    Synonym: avé

### References

* AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweiz [Linguistic and Ethnographic Atlas of Italy and Southern Switzerland] – map 1701: “forme dell'infinito: dare, potere, volere, sapere, vedere, bere, venire, avere, essere; participio passato: bevuto” – on navigais-web.pd.istc.cnr.it
* Rocco, Emmanuele (1882) “tenere”, in Vocabolario del dialetto napolitano

## Tarantino
### Etymology

From Latin teneo, tenere.

### Verb

tenere
* (transitive) to hold
* (transitive) to possess

#### Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.
* Present tense:- tènghe, tíne, téne, teníme, teníte, tènene