underholde

Danish

Etymology

From under- +‎ holde. Cognate with Swedish underhålla, Low German ünnerholen, German unterhalten, Dutch onderhouden and West Frisian ûnderhâlde.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɔnʌˌhʌlˀə]

Verb

underholde (imperative underhold, present tense underholder, passive underholdes, simple past and past participle underholdt, present participle underholdende)

1. to amuse, entertain

   Synonym: forlyste

2. (ironic) to preoccupy, busy (someone)
3. to support, maintain, provide

   Synonym: forsørge

Conjugation

Conjugation of underholde

active passive present underholder underholdes past underholdt underholdtes infinitive underholde underholdes imperative underhold — participle present underholdende past underholdt (auxiliary verb have) gerund underholden

Derived terms

• underholdning
• underhold
• underholder

Fixed Expression

• underholde sig med nogen (“have a (superficial) conversation with somebody”)

References

• “underholde” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “underholde” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From under- +‎ holde.

Verb

underholde (imperative underhold, present tense underholder, passive underholdes, simple past and past participle underholdt, present participle underholdende)

1. to support, maintain
2. to amuse, entertain

Derived terms

• underholdning

See also

• underhalde (Nynorsk)

References

• “underholde” in The Bokmål Dictionary.