entretenir

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Verb

entretenir (first-person singular present entretinc, past participle entretingut)

1. to delay, to hold up
2. to entertain

Conjugation

    Conjugation of entretenir (second conjugation with velar infix, type tenir)

infinitive			entretenir
present participle			entretenint
past participle			entretingut
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
Indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	entretinc	entretens	entreté	entretenim	entreteniu	entretenen
	imperfect	entretenia	entretenies	entretenia	entreteníem	entreteníeu	entretenien
	future	entretindré	entretindràs	entretindrà	entretindrem	entretindreu	entretindran
	preterite	entretinguí	entretingueres	entretingué	entretinguérem	entretinguéreu	entretingueren
	conditional	entretindria	entretindries	entretindria	entretindríem	entretindríeu	entretindrien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella	nosaltres	vosaltres	ells/elles
	present	entretingui	entretinguis	entretingui	entretinguem	entretingueu	entretinguin
	imperfect	entretingués	entretinguessis	entretingués	entretinguéssim	entretinguéssiu	entretinguessin
imperative		—	tu	ell/ella	nosaltres	vosaltres	ells/elles
			entreté	entretingui	entretinguem	entreteniu	entretinguin

Synonyms

• (delay): retenir
• (entertain): divertir, distreure

Derived terms

• entretenir-se

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Pronunciation

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Verb

entretenir

1. (transitive) to maintain, to look after
2. (transitive) to support (e.g a family)
3. (transitive, figuratively) to fuel, to keep something going
4. (reflexive) to have a discussion (with someone)
5. (reflexive) to keep fit

Conjugation

• This is a verb in a group of -ir verbs. All verbs ending in -tenir, such as contenir and détenir, are conjugated this way.

   Conjugation of entretenir (see also Appendix:French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		entretenir			avoir entretenu
gerund		en entretenant			en ayant entretenu
present participle		entretenant
past participle		entretenu
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		je (j’)	tu	il	nous	vous	ils
simple tenses	present	entretiens	entretiens	entretient	entretenons	entretenez	entretiennent
	imperfect	entretenais	entretenais	entretenait	entretenions	entreteniez	entretenaient
	past historic1	entretins	entretins	entretint	entretînmes	entretîntes	entretinrent
	future	entretiendrai	entretiendras	entretiendra	entretiendrons	entretiendrez	entretiendront
	conditional	entretiendrais	entretiendrais	entretiendrait	entretiendrions	entretiendriez	entretiendraient
compound tenses	present perfect	Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	pluperfect	Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	past anterior1	Use the past historic tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	future perfect	Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	conditional perfect	Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle
subjunctive		que je (j’)	que tu	qu’il	que nous	que vous	qu’ils
simple tenses	present	entretienne	entretiennes	entretienne	entretenions	entreteniez	entretiennent
	imperfect1	entretinsse	entretinsses	entretînt	entretinssions	entretinssiez	entretinssent
compound tenses	past	Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
	pluperfect1	Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nous	vous	–
		—	entretiens	—	entretenons	entretenez	—
1literary tenses

Anagrams

• inertèrent

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Middle French

Verb

entretenir

1. (transitive) to maintain; to look after

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Old French

Verb

entretenir

1. (reflexive, s'entretenir) to support one another