German

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Etymology

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ab- +‎ halten

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈʔaphaltn̩], [ˈʔaphaltən]
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  • Hyphenation: ab‧hal‧ten

Verb

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abhalten (class 7 strong, third-person singular present hält ab, past tense hielt ab, past participle abgehalten, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to keep off, away, or out; to hold off
  2. (transitive) to stop (someone from doing something); to block; to hold back or up
  3. (transitive) to hold (a service, ceremony, etc.)
  4. (transitive) to hold (a child while it relieves itself)
  5. (transitive, nautical) to change the direction from

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • abhalten” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • abhalten” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • abhalten” in Duden online
  • abhalten” in OpenThesaurus.de