The Italian word for to hold is
tenere
Italian Definition
| hold | |
| 1. verb. tenere | |
| 2. sost. presa |
Translations for hold and their definitions
| stiva | ||
| 1. n. (nautical, aviation) hold (of a ship or aircraft) | ||
| 2. v. third-person singular present indicative of stivare | ||
| 3. v. second-person singular imperative of stivare | ||
| tenere |  | ||
| 1. v. to hold, keep | |||
| 2. v. to take | |||
| 3. v. (transitive, regional) to have | |||
| 4. adj. feminine plural of adjective tenero | |||
| contenere | ||
| 1. v. to contain | ||
| presa | ||
| 1. adj. feminine singular of adjective preso | ||
| 2. n. (sports) grip, hold, grasp, grip | ||
| 3. n. capture | ||
| 4. n. pinch (small quantity) | ||
| 5. n. socket (electrical socket) | ||
| 6. v. feminine singular past participle of prendere | ||
| 7. v. past participle of prendersela | ||
| mantenere | ||
| 1. v. to keep, stand by, maintain, support, uphold | ||
| 2. v. to hold, defend | ||
| 3. v. to uphold | ||
| prenotazione | ||
| 1. n. booking, reservation, placement, hold | ||
| trattenere | ||
| 1. v. to hold (back), to keep (back), to restrain, to catch, to withhold, to harness | ||
| prenotare | ||
| 1. v. to book, to reserve | ||
| serbare | ||
| 1. v. to keep or maintain | ||
| 2. v. to preserve or reserve | ||
| detenere | ||
| 1. v. to hold | ||
| 2. v. to have or possess (property etc) | ||
| 3. v. to detain (a prisoner) | ||
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