Serbo-Croatian edit

Etymology edit

From za- +‎ držati.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /zadřʒati/
  • Hyphenation: za‧dr‧ža‧ti

Verb edit

zadr̀žati pf (Cyrillic spelling задр̀жати)

  1. (transitive) to keep, retain, withhold
  2. (transitive) to preserve, maintain (tradition etc.)
  3. (transitive) to stop, hold (up) (traffic, car, attention, action, breath etc.)
  4. (reflexive) to stop, stay, spend time

Conjugation edit

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Slovene edit

Etymology edit

za- +‎ držati

Verb edit

zadržáti pf (imperfective zadrževáti)

  1. to delay, detain, confine
  2. to restrain, hold (feelings)
  3. to keep, retain, withhold
  4. to hold up (traffic)
  5. (reflexive) to linger, be about
  6. (reflexive) to refrain, restrain

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Further reading edit

  • zadržati”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran