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Etymology edit

From Middle High German inne halten, inhalten. Equivalent to inne- +‎ halten, literally to hold in.

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɪnəˌhaltən/
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Verb edit

innehalten (class 7 strong, third-person singular present hält inne, past tense hielt inne, past participle innegehalten, auxiliary haben)

  1. (intransitive) to pause, to wait a while (especially in order to think, reflect)
    Er hielt inne, um nachzudenken.He paused to think.
  2. (transitive) Archaic form of einhalten (to keep, observe)
  3. (transitive) Obsolete form of enthalten (to contain, include) [chiefly until 17th c.]

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