Italian

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Etymology

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Literally, to hold behind.

Verb

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tenére dietro (first-person singular present tèngo dietro, first-person singular past historic ténni dietro or tènni dietro, past participle tenùto dietro, first-person singular future terrò dietro, auxiliary avére)

  1. (idiomatic) to keep up [with a ‘with someone’]
    Synonyms: stare dietro, tenersi al passo, essere in regola

Conjugation

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