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#* '''2010''', ''{{w|Der Spiegel}}'', issue [http://www.spiegel.de/spiegel/print/index-2010-46.html 46/2010], page 103:
#* '''2010''', ''{{w|Der Spiegel}}'', issue [http://www.spiegel.de/spiegel/print/index-2010-46.html 46/2010], page 103:
#*: {{quote|de|Die boomende Branche privater Sicherheitsfirmen will '''sich''' künftig '''an''' strengere Regeln in Krisenregionen '''halten'''|The booming sector of private security companies wants to adhere to stricter rules in crisis regions in the future.}}
#*: {{quote|de|Die boomende Branche privater Sicherheitsfirmen will '''sich''' künftig '''an''' strengere Regeln in Krisenregionen '''halten'''|The booming sector of private security companies wants to adhere to stricter rules in crisis regions in the future.}}
# {{lb|de|with preposition: [[von]]}} {{ngd|expresses a positive or negative opinion depending on quantity}}
# {{lb|de|with preposition: [[von]]}} {{ngd|express a positive or negative opinion based on quality}}
#: {{ux|de|Ich '''halte''' viel von Dieter.|I like Dieter a lot.}}
#: {{ux|de|Ich '''halte''' viel von Dieter.|I like Dieter a lot.}}
#: {{ux|de|Ich '''halte''' wenig von Tomaten.|I do not like tomatoes very much.}}
#: {{ux|de|Ich '''halte''' wenig von Tomaten.|I do not like tomatoes very much.}}

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Dutch

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Noun

halten

  1. (deprecated template usage) Plural form of halte

German

Etymology

From Middle High German halten, from Old High German haltan, from Proto-West Germanic *haldan, from Proto-Germanic *haldaną.

Cognate with Dutch houden, Low German holden, holen, English hold, Danish holde, Icelandic halda, Swedish hålla.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhaltn̩/, /ˈhaltən/
  • (file)
  • (file)

Verb

halten (class 7 strong, third-person singular present hält, past tense hielt, past participle gehalten, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to hold
  2. (transitive) to stop; to halt; to hold back
    Haltet den Dieb!Stop the thief!
  3. (transitive) to support; to hold up
  4. (transitive) to keep; to maintain; to hold
    Der Wein hält mich jung.
    Wine keeps me young.
  5. (transitive, of animals) to keep
    • 2012 June 21, Die Welt [1], page 22:
      In der Sahara haben prähistorische Bewohner schon vor 7000 Jahren Milchvieh gehalten.
      In the Sahara, prehistoric inhabitants kept dairy cattle already 7000 years ago.
  6. (intransitive) to hold; to keep; to stay
  7. (intransitive) to stop
    Der Zug hält nicht in Würzburg.
    The train doesn’t stop in Würzburg.
  8. (transitive) to take for, to consider [+ für (object)]
    Hält er mich für einen Trottel?
    Does he take me for a fool?
    • 2010, Der Spiegel, issue 32/2010, page 45:
      Wieder einmal hatte es erhitzte Debatten gegeben zwischen Tierschützern und solchen, die Stierkampf für ein schützenswertes Kulturerbe Spaniens halten.
      Once again there had been heated debates between animal rights activists and ones who consider bullfighting a cultural heritage of Spain worth protecting.
  9. (reflexive) to adhere to, to follow (rules, the law, etc.) [+ an (object)]
    Er ist ein Aufrührer, der sich nicht an Ihre Regeln hält.
    He's a rebel who doesn't follow your rules.
    • 2010, Der Spiegel, issue 46/2010, page 103:
      Die boomende Branche privater Sicherheitsfirmen will sich künftig an strengere Regeln in Krisenregionen halten
      The booming sector of private security companies wants to adhere to stricter rules in crisis regions in the future.
  10. (with preposition: von) express a positive or negative opinion based on quality
    Ich halte viel von Dieter.
    I like Dieter a lot.
    Ich halte wenig von Tomaten.
    I do not like tomatoes very much.

Conjugation

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Related terms

Further reading

  • halten” in Duden online
  • halten” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache