"retenir" meaning in French

See retenir in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ʁə.t(ə).niʁ/ Audio: Fr-retenir.ogg
Etymology: Inherited from Middle French retenir, from Old French retenir, from Vulgar Latin *retenīre, from Latin retinēre, from re- + teneō (“to hold”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|retenir|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French retenir, {{inh+|fr|frm|retenir}} Inherited from Middle French retenir, {{inh|fr|fro|retenir}} Old French retenir, {{inh|fr|VL.|*retenīre}} Vulgar Latin *retenīre, {{inh|fr|la|retineō|retinēre}} Latin retinēre Head templates: {{fr-verb}} retenir Inflection templates: {{fr-conj-auto}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], retenir [infinitive], avoir + past participle [infinitive, multiword-construction], retenant [gerund, participle, present], ayant + past participle [gerund, multiword-construction, participle, present], retenu [participle, past], retiens [first-person, indicative, present, singular], retiens [indicative, present, second-person, singular], retient [indicative, present, singular, third-person], retenons [first-person, indicative, plural, present], retenez [indicative, plural, present, second-person], retiennent [indicative, plural, present, third-person], retenais [first-person, imperfect, indicative, singular], retenais [imperfect, indicative, second-person, singular], retenait [imperfect, indicative, singular, third-person], retenions [first-person, imperfect, indicative, plural], reteniez [imperfect, indicative, plural, second-person], retenaient [imperfect, indicative, plural, third-person], retins [first-person, historic, indicative, past, singular], retins [historic, indicative, past, second-person, singular], retint [historic, indicative, past, singular, third-person], retînmes [first-person, historic, indicative, past, plural], retîntes [historic, indicative, past, plural, second-person], retinrent [historic, indicative, past, plural, third-person], retiendrai [first-person, future, indicative, singular], retiendras [future, indicative, second-person, singular], retiendra [future, indicative, singular, third-person], retiendrons [first-person, future, indicative, plural], retiendrez [future, indicative, plural, second-person], retiendront [future, indicative, plural, third-person], retiendrais [conditional, first-person, singular], retiendrais [conditional, second-person, singular], retiendrait [conditional, singular, third-person], retiendrions [conditional, first-person, plural], retiendriez [conditional, plural, second-person], retiendraient [conditional, plural, third-person], present indicative of avoir + past participle [indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, present], imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle [indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect], past historic of avoir + past participle [anterior, indicative, multiword-construction, past], future of avoir + past participle [future, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect], conditional of avoir + past participle [conditional, multiword-construction, perfect], retienne [first-person, present, singular, subjunctive], retiennes [present, second-person, singular, subjunctive], retienne [present, singular, subjunctive, third-person], retenions [first-person, plural, present, subjunctive], reteniez [plural, present, second-person, subjunctive], retiennent [plural, present, subjunctive, third-person], retinsse [first-person, imperfect, singular, subjunctive], retinsses [imperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive], retînt [imperfect, singular, subjunctive, third-person], retinssions [first-person, imperfect, plural, subjunctive], retinssiez [imperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive], retinssent [imperfect, plural, subjunctive, third-person], present subjunctive of avoir + past participle [multiword-construction, past, subjunctive], imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle [multiword-construction, pluperfect, subjunctive], retiens [imperative, second-person, singular], retenons [first-person, imperative, plural], retenez [imperative, plural, second-person], simple imperative of avoir + past participle [imperative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular], simple imperative of avoir + past participle [first-person, imperative, multiword-construction, plural], simple imperative of avoir + past participle [imperative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person]
  1. (transitive) to retain, hold
    (transitive) to hold back, rein in     Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-retenir-fr-verb-RFpSRtbg Categories (other): French verbs with conjugation tenir Disambiguation of French verbs with conjugation tenir: 25 18 12 12 11 20
  2. (transitive) to retain, hold
    (transitive) to keep, detain, hold up     Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-retenir-fr-verb-kYOL1taV Categories (other): Pages with entries, French entries with incorrect language header, French verbs with conjugation tenir Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 5 27 8 11 3 31 3 6 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 8 36 3 42 5 6 Disambiguation of French verbs with conjugation tenir: 25 18 12 12 11 20
  3. (transitive) to remember Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Memory
    Sense id: en-retenir-fr-verb-OC7Eux0Z Disambiguation of Memory: 2 11 74 13 0 0 Categories (other): French verbs with conjugation tenir Disambiguation of French verbs with conjugation tenir: 25 18 12 12 11 20
  4. (transitive, intransitive) to accept (que that) Tags: intransitive, transitive
    Sense id: en-retenir-fr-verb-AzImhPG6 Categories (other): Pages with entries, French entries with incorrect language header, French verbs with conjugation tenir Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 5 27 8 11 3 31 3 6 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 8 36 3 42 5 6 Disambiguation of French verbs with conjugation tenir: 25 18 12 12 11 20
  5. (transitive, law) to uphold Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-retenir-fr-verb-nCG1I-ii Categories (other): French verbs with conjugation tenir Disambiguation of French verbs with conjugation tenir: 25 18 12 12 11 20 Topics: law
  6. (reflexive) to restrain oneself, hold back Tags: reflexive
    Sense id: en-retenir-fr-verb-uq7meRuT Categories (other): French verbs with conjugation tenir Disambiguation of French verbs with conjugation tenir: 25 18 12 12 11 20
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: donner et retenir ne vaut, retenir la leçon, retenir ses coups, retenir son souffle Related terms: rétention

Inflected forms

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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "retenir la leçon"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "retenir ses coups"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "retenir son souffle"
    }
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        "third-person"
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        "singular"
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      "ipa": "/ʁə.tɛ̃m/",
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      "ipa": "/ʁə.tɛ̃t/",
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      "form": "retinrent",
      "ipa": "/ʁə.tɛ̃ʁ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "retiendrai",
      "ipa": "/ʁə.tjɛ̃.dʁe/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "future",
        "indicative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "retiendras",
      "ipa": "/ʁə.tjɛ̃.dʁa/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "retiendra",
      "ipa": "/ʁə.tjɛ̃.dʁa/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "retiendrons",
      "ipa": "/ʁə.tjɛ̃.dʁɔ̃/",
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        "future",
        "indicative",
        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "retiendrez",
      "ipa": "/ʁə.tjɛ̃.dʁe/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "retiendront",
      "ipa": "/ʁə.tjɛ̃.dʁɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "retiendrais",
      "ipa": "/ʁə.tjɛ̃.dʁɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "first-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "retiendrais",
      "ipa": "/ʁə.tjɛ̃.dʁɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "retiendrait",
      "ipa": "/ʁə.tjɛ̃.dʁɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "retiendrions",
      "ipa": "/ʁə.tjɛ̃.dʁi.jɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "retiendriez",
      "ipa": "/ʁə.tjɛ̃.dʁi.je/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "retiendraient",
      "ipa": "/ʁə.tjɛ̃.dʁɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "present indicative of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "multiword-construction",
        "perfect",
        "present"
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    },
    {
      "form": "imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "multiword-construction",
        "pluperfect"
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    },
    {
      "form": "past historic of avoir + past participle",
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        "past"
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      "form": "future of avoir + past participle",
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    },
    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
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    },
    {
      "form": "retienne",
      "ipa": "/ʁə.tjɛn/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "retiennes",
      "ipa": "/ʁə.tjɛn/",
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        "subjunctive"
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    },
    {
      "form": "retienne",
      "ipa": "/ʁə.tjɛn/",
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        "third-person"
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    },
    {
      "form": "retenions",
      "ipa": "/ʁə.tə.njɔ̃/",
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        "plural",
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        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "reteniez",
      "ipa": "/ʁə.tə.nje/",
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        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "retiennent",
      "ipa": "/ʁə.tjɛn/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "present",
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        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "retinsse",
      "ipa": "/ʁə.tɛ̃s/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "imperfect",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "retinsses",
      "ipa": "/ʁə.tɛ̃s/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "second-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "retînt",
      "ipa": "/ʁə.tɛ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "retinssions",
      "ipa": "/ʁə.tɛ̃.sjɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "retinssiez",
      "ipa": "/ʁə.tɛ̃.sje/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "retinssent",
      "ipa": "/ʁə.tɛ̃s/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "plural",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "present subjunctive of avoir + past participle",
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        "past",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "multiword-construction",
        "pluperfect",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "retiens",
      "ipa": "/ʁə.tjɛ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "imperative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "retenons",
      "ipa": "/ʁə.t(ə).nɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "retenez",
      "ipa": "/ʁə.t(ə).ne/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "simple imperative of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "multiword-construction",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "simple imperative of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "first-person",
        "imperative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "simple imperative of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "multiword-construction",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    }
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  "lang": "French",
  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "verb",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to retain, hold",
        "to hold back, rein in"
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        "multiword-construction",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "simple imperative of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "retenir",
      "name": "fr-verb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "fr-conj-auto"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "French",
  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "rétention"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "French transitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to retain, hold",
        "to hold back, rein in"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "retain",
          "retain"
        ],
        [
          "hold",
          "hold"
        ],
        [
          "hold back",
          "hold back"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) to retain, hold",
        "(transitive) to hold back, rein in"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "French transitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to retain, hold",
        "to keep, detain, hold up"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "retain",
          "retain"
        ],
        [
          "hold",
          "hold"
        ],
        [
          "keep",
          "keep"
        ],
        [
          "detain",
          "detain"
        ],
        [
          "hold up",
          "hold up"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) to retain, hold",
        "(transitive) to keep, detain, hold up"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "French transitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to remember"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "remember",
          "remember"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) to remember"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "French intransitive verbs",
        "French transitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to accept (que that)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "accept",
          "accept"
        ],
        [
          "que",
          "que"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive, intransitive) to accept (que that)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive",
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "French transitive verbs",
        "fr:Law"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to uphold"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "law",
          "law#English"
        ],
        [
          "uphold",
          "uphold"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive, law) to uphold"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "law"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "French reflexive verbs",
        "French terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I couldn't help myself.",
          "text": "Je n’ai pas pu me retenir, je n’ai pas pu m’en empêcher.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to restrain oneself, hold back"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "hold back",
          "hold back"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(reflexive) to restrain oneself, hold back"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "reflexive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ʁə.t(ə).niʁ/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Fr-retenir.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/e2/Fr-retenir.ogg/Fr-retenir.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e2/Fr-retenir.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "retenir"
}

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