Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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From za- +‎ držati.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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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

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Slovene

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Etymology

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za- +‎ držati

Verb

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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

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  • zadržati”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2024