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ritenere

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Italian

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Etymology

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    From Latin retinēre.

    Pronunciation

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

    Verb

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    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

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