"tenir" meaning in French

See tenir in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /tə.niʁ/ Audio: Fr-tenir.ogg
Etymology: Inherited from Middle French tenir, from Old French tenir, from Early Medieval Latin tenīre, from Classical Latin tenēre. Etymology templates: {{root|fr|ine-pro|*ten-}}, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|tenir|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French tenir, {{inh+|fr|frm|tenir}} Inherited from Middle French tenir, {{inh|fr|fro|tenir}} Old French tenir, {{inh|fr|la-eme|tenio|tenīre}} Early Medieval Latin tenīre, {{inh|fr|CL.|teneo|tenēre}} Classical Latin tenēre Head templates: {{fr-verb}} tenir Inflection templates: {{fr-conj-auto}}, {{fr-conj-auto|refl=yes}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], tenir [infinitive], avoir + past participle [infinitive, multiword-construction], tenant [gerund, participle, present], ayant + past participle [gerund, multiword-construction, participle, present], tenu [participle, past], tiens [first-person, indicative, present, singular], tiens [indicative, present, second-person, singular], tient [indicative, present, singular, third-person], tenons [first-person, indicative, plural, present], tenez [indicative, plural, present, second-person], tiennent [indicative, plural, present, third-person], tenais [first-person, imperfect, indicative, singular], tenais [imperfect, indicative, second-person, singular], tenait [imperfect, indicative, singular, third-person], tenions [first-person, imperfect, indicative, plural], teniez [imperfect, indicative, plural, second-person], tenaient [imperfect, indicative, plural, third-person], tins [first-person, historic, indicative, past, singular], tins [historic, indicative, past, second-person, singular], tint [historic, indicative, past, singular, third-person], tînmes [first-person, historic, indicative, past, plural], tîntes [historic, indicative, past, plural, second-person], tinrent [historic, indicative, past, plural, third-person], tiendrai [first-person, future, indicative, singular], tiendras [future, indicative, second-person, singular], tiendra [future, indicative, singular, third-person], tiendrons [first-person, future, indicative, plural], tiendrez [future, indicative, plural, second-person], tiendront [future, indicative, plural, third-person], tiendrais [conditional, first-person, singular], tiendrais [conditional, second-person, singular], tiendrait [conditional, singular, third-person], tiendrions [conditional, first-person, plural], tiendriez [conditional, plural, second-person], tiendraient [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], tienne [first-person, present, singular, subjunctive], tiennes [present, second-person, singular, subjunctive], tienne [present, singular, subjunctive, third-person], tenions [first-person, plural, present, subjunctive], teniez [plural, present, second-person, subjunctive], tiennent [plural, present, subjunctive, third-person], tinsse [first-person, imperfect, singular, subjunctive], tinsses [imperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive], tînt [imperfect, singular, subjunctive, third-person], tinssions [first-person, imperfect, plural, subjunctive], tinssiez [imperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive], tinssent [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], tiens [imperative, second-person, singular], tenons [first-person, imperative, plural], tenez [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], no-table-tags [table-tags], se tenir [infinitive, reflexive], s'être + past participle [infinitive, multiword-construction, reflexive], se tenant [gerund, participle, present, reflexive], ayant [gerund, multiword-construction, participle, present, reflexive], étant + past participle [gerund, multiword-construction, participle, present, reflexive], tenu [participle, past, reflexive], me tiens [first-person, indicative, present, reflexive, singular], te tiens [indicative, present, reflexive, second-person, singular], se tient [indicative, present, reflexive, singular, third-person], nous tenons [first-person, indicative, plural, present, reflexive], vous tenez [indicative, plural, present, reflexive, second-person], se tiennent [indicative, plural, present, reflexive, third-person], me tenais [first-person, imperfect, indicative, reflexive, singular], te tenais [imperfect, indicative, reflexive, second-person, singular], se tenait [imperfect, indicative, reflexive, singular, third-person], nous tenions [first-person, imperfect, indicative, plural, reflexive], vous teniez [imperfect, indicative, plural, reflexive, second-person], se tenaient [imperfect, indicative, plural, reflexive, third-person], me tins [first-person, historic, indicative, past, reflexive, singular], te tins [historic, indicative, past, reflexive, second-person, singular], se tint [historic, indicative, past, reflexive, singular, third-person], nous tînmes [first-person, historic, indicative, past, plural, reflexive], vous tîntes [historic, indicative, past, plural, reflexive, second-person], se tinrent [historic, indicative, past, plural, reflexive, third-person], me tiendrai [first-person, future, indicative, reflexive, singular], te tiendras [future, indicative, reflexive, second-person, singular], se tiendra [future, indicative, reflexive, singular, third-person], nous tiendrons [first-person, future, indicative, plural, reflexive], vous tiendrez [future, indicative, plural, reflexive, second-person], se tiendront [future, indicative, plural, reflexive, third-person], me tiendrais [conditional, first-person, reflexive, singular], te tiendrais [conditional, reflexive, second-person, singular], se tiendrait [conditional, reflexive, singular, third-person], nous tiendrions [conditional, first-person, plural, reflexive], vous tiendriez [conditional, plural, reflexive, second-person], se tiendraient [conditional, plural, reflexive, third-person], present indicative of s'être + past participle [indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, present, reflexive], imperfect indicative of s'être + past participle [indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, reflexive], past historic of s'être + past participle [anterior, indicative, multiword-construction, past, reflexive], future of s'être + past participle [future, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, reflexive], conditional of s'être + past participle [conditional, multiword-construction, perfect, reflexive], me tienne [first-person, present, reflexive, singular, subjunctive], te tiennes [present, reflexive, second-person, singular, subjunctive], se tienne [present, reflexive, singular, subjunctive, third-person], nous tenions [first-person, plural, present, reflexive, subjunctive], vous teniez [plural, present, reflexive, second-person, subjunctive], se tiennent [plural, present, reflexive, subjunctive, third-person], me tinsse [first-person, imperfect, reflexive, singular, subjunctive], te tinsses [imperfect, reflexive, second-person, singular, subjunctive], se tînt [imperfect, reflexive, singular, subjunctive, third-person], nous tinssions [first-person, imperfect, plural, reflexive, subjunctive], vous tinssiez [imperfect, plural, reflexive, second-person, subjunctive], se tinssent [imperfect, plural, reflexive, subjunctive, third-person], present subjunctive of s'être + past participle [multiword-construction, past, reflexive, subjunctive], imperfect subjunctive of s'être + past participle [multiword-construction, pluperfect, reflexive, subjunctive], tiens-toi [imperative, reflexive, second-person, singular], tenons-nous [first-person, imperative, plural, reflexive], tenez-vous [imperative, plural, reflexive, second-person], simple imperative of s'être + past participle [imperative, multiword-construction, reflexive, second-person, singular], simple imperative of s'être + past participle [first-person, imperative, multiword-construction, plural, reflexive], simple imperative of s'être + past participle [imperative, multiword-construction, plural, reflexive, second-person]
  1. (transitive) to have; to hold Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-tenir-fr-verb-NjdbKBUS
  2. (transitive) to keep Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-tenir-fr-verb-MqW39iCV
  3. (intransitive) to stay; to hold Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-tenir-fr-verb-nXYeP4Wm Categories (other): French terms with collocations
  4. (reflexive) to hold on [with à ‘to something’] Tags: reflexive
    Sense id: en-tenir-fr-verb-GkRdqdGx Categories (other): French terms with collocations, French verbs with conjugation tenir Disambiguation of French verbs with conjugation tenir: 5 5 5 12 6 6 5 14 17 5 5 5 10
  5. (reflexive) to hold oneself, to be standing Tags: reflexive
    Sense id: en-tenir-fr-verb-Ae7Csjgq
  6. (reflexive) to maintain, remain in a certain position or disposition Tags: reflexive
    Sense id: en-tenir-fr-verb-y09ZZNNY
  7. (reflexive) to behave Tags: reflexive Synonyms: se comporter
    Sense id: en-tenir-fr-verb-hFt7Blc7
  8. (intransitive) to be attached (to), to be fond (of), to hold dear [with à ‘someone/something’] Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-tenir-fr-verb-TOLx5ojr Categories (other): French verbs with conjugation tenir Disambiguation of French verbs with conjugation tenir: 5 5 5 12 6 6 5 14 17 5 5 5 10
  9. (intransitive) to hold dear, to be keen about [with à (+ infinitive) or à ce que (+ subjunctive clause) ‘to do something’] Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-tenir-fr-verb-NC0Rbacc Categories (other): Old Occitan entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 9 entries, Pages with entries, French entries with incorrect language header, French verbs with conjugation tenir Disambiguation of Old Occitan entries with incorrect language header: 4 5 11 0 0 2 3 2 2 0 13 24 2 0 1 1 7 9 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 9 entries: 2 2 17 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 7 13 1 1 1 2 13 16 1 1 12 1 1 1 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 1 16 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 10 19 1 1 1 1 12 15 1 1 11 1 1 1 1 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 1 1 6 8 5 4 1 23 39 6 1 2 2 Disambiguation of French verbs with conjugation tenir: 5 5 5 12 6 6 5 14 17 5 5 5 10
  10. (transitive) to consider (something) [with pour ‘as’] Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-tenir-fr-verb-D7hzXOei Categories (other): French terms with collocations
  11. (intransitive) to support [with pour ‘someone’] Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-tenir-fr-verb-sDQVQy2J
  12. (intransitive) to hold, to defend [with contre ‘against something’] Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-tenir-fr-verb-YYQcGMBp
  13. (reflexive, Quebec, slang) to hang out, to hang around Tags: Quebec, reflexive, slang
    Sense id: en-tenir-fr-verb-AVThKY~9 Categories (other): Quebec French, French verbs with conjugation tenir Disambiguation of French verbs with conjugation tenir: 5 5 5 12 6 6 5 14 17 5 5 5 10
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Inflected forms

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "à l’impossible nul n’est tenu"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "compte tenu de"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "mieux vaut tenir que courir"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "ne tenir qu’à un cheveu"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "ne tenir qu’à un fil"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "n’avoir qu’à bien se tenir"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "qu’à cela ne tienne"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "se le tenir pour dit"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "se tenir à carreau"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "séance tenante"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "s’en tenir là"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "tenir à"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "tenir à cœur"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "tenir à l’œil"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "tenir à quelque chose comme à la prunelle de ses yeux"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "tenir au corps"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "tenir au courant"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "tenir au jus"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "tenir bon"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "tenir chaud"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "tenir compagnie"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "tenir compte"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "tenir de"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "tenir debout"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "tenir en compte"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "tenir en échec"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "tenir en grande estime"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "tenir en haleine"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "tenir en haute estime"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "tenir en place"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "tenir en respect"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "tenir la barre"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "tenir la boutique"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "tenir la cadence"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "tenir la chandelle"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "tenir la distance"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "tenir la dragée haute"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "tenir la jambe"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "tenir la route"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "tenir le bon bout"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "tenir le coup"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "tenir le haut du pavé"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "tenir le pot droit"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "tenir le rythme"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "tenir les rênes"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "tenir lieu"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "tenir l’alcool"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "tenir parole"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "tenir pour acquis"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "tenir rigueur"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "tenir sa langue"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "tenir table ouverte"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "tenir tête"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ht-sdm",
            "2": "tini"
          },
          "expansion": "Saint Dominican Creole French: tini",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Saint Dominican Creole French: tini"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*ten-"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Inherited"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited",
      "name": "glossary"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "frm",
        "3": "tenir",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Middle French tenir",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "frm",
        "3": "tenir"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited from Middle French tenir",
      "name": "inh+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "fro",
        "3": "tenir"
      },
      "expansion": "Old French tenir",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "la-eme",
        "3": "tenio",
        "4": "tenīre"
      },
      "expansion": "Early Medieval Latin tenīre",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "CL.",
        "3": "teneo",
        "4": "tenēre"
      },
      "expansion": "Classical Latin tenēre",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Middle French tenir, from Old French tenir, from Early Medieval Latin tenīre, from Classical Latin tenēre.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fr-conj-auto",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tenir",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive",
        "multiword-construction"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tenant",
      "ipa": "/tə.nɑ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "gerund",
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ayant + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "gerund",
        "multiword-construction",
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tenu",
      "ipa": "/tə.ny/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tiens",
      "ipa": "/tjɛ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tiens",
      "ipa": "/tjɛ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tient",
      "ipa": "/tjɛ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tenons",
      "ipa": "/tə.nɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tenez",
      "ipa": "/tə.ne/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tiennent",
      "ipa": "/tjɛn/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tenais",
      "ipa": "/tə.nɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tenais",
      "ipa": "/tə.nɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tenait",
      "ipa": "/tə.nɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tenions",
      "ipa": "/tə.njɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "teniez",
      "ipa": "/tə.nje/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tenaient",
      "ipa": "/tə.nɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tins",
      "ipa": "/tɛ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "historic",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tins",
      "ipa": "/tɛ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "historic",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tint",
      "ipa": "/tɛ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "historic",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tînmes",
      "ipa": "/tɛ̃m/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "historic",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tîntes",
      "ipa": "/tɛ̃t/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "historic",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tinrent",
      "ipa": "/tɛ̃ʁ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "historic",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tiendrai",
      "ipa": "/tjɛ̃.dʁe/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tiendras",
      "ipa": "/tjɛ̃.dʁa/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tiendra",
      "ipa": "/tjɛ̃.dʁa/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tiendrons",
      "ipa": "/tjɛ̃.dʁɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tiendrez",
      "ipa": "/tjɛ̃.dʁe/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tiendront",
      "ipa": "/tjɛ̃.dʁɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tiendrais",
      "ipa": "/tjɛ̃.dʁɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "first-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tiendrais",
      "ipa": "/tjɛ̃.dʁɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tiendrait",
      "ipa": "/tjɛ̃.dʁɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tiendrions",
      "ipa": "/tjɛ̃.dʁi.jɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "first-person",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tiendriez",
      "ipa": "/tjɛ̃.dʁi.je/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tiendraient",
      "ipa": "/tjɛ̃.dʁɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "present indicative of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "perfect",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "pluperfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "past historic of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "anterior",
        "indicative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "future of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "conditional of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "multiword-construction",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tienne",
      "ipa": "/tjɛn/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tiennes",
      "ipa": "/tjɛn/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tienne",
      "ipa": "/tjɛn/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tenions",
      "ipa": "/tə.njɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "teniez",
      "ipa": "/tə.nje/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tiennent",
      "ipa": "/tjɛn/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tinsse",
      "ipa": "/tɛ̃s/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tinsses",
      "ipa": "/tɛ̃s/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "second-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tînt",
      "ipa": "/tɛ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tinssions",
      "ipa": "/tɛ̃.sjɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tinssiez",
      "ipa": "/tɛ̃.sje/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tinssent",
      "ipa": "/tɛ̃s/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "present subjunctive of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "multiword-construction",
        "past",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "multiword-construction",
        "pluperfect",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tiens",
      "ipa": "/tjɛ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tenons",
      "ipa": "/tə.nɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tenez",
      "ipa": "/tə.ne/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "simple imperative of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "simple imperative of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "simple imperative of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fr-conj-auto",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "se tenir",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive",
        "reflexive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "s'être + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive",
        "multiword-construction",
        "reflexive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "se tenant",
      "ipa": "/sə tə.nɑ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "gerund",
        "participle",
        "present",
        "reflexive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ayant",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "gerund",
        "multiword-construction",
        "participle",
        "present",
        "reflexive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "étant + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "gerund",
        "multiword-construction",
        "participle",
        "present",
        "reflexive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tenu",
      "ipa": "/tə.ny/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past",
        "reflexive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "me tiens",
      "ipa": "/mə tjɛ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "present",
        "reflexive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "te tiens",
      "ipa": "/tə tjɛ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "present",
        "reflexive",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "se tient",
      "ipa": "/sə tjɛ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "present",
        "reflexive",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nous tenons",
      "ipa": "/nu tə.nɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "reflexive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vous tenez",
      "ipa": "/vu tə.ne/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "reflexive",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "se tiennent",
      "ipa": "/sə tjɛn/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "reflexive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "me tenais",
      "ipa": "/mə tə.nɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "reflexive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "te tenais",
      "ipa": "/tə tə.nɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "reflexive",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "se tenait",
      "ipa": "/sə tə.nɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "reflexive",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nous tenions",
      "ipa": "/nu tə.njɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "reflexive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vous teniez",
      "ipa": "/vu tə.nje/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "reflexive",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "se tenaient",
      "ipa": "/sə tə.nɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "reflexive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "me tins",
      "ipa": "/mə tɛ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "historic",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "reflexive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "te tins",
      "ipa": "/tə tɛ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "historic",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "reflexive",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "se tint",
      "ipa": "/sə tɛ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "historic",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "reflexive",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nous tînmes",
      "ipa": "/nu tɛ̃m/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "historic",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "reflexive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vous tîntes",
      "ipa": "/vu tɛ̃t/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "historic",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "reflexive",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "se tinrent",
      "ipa": "/sə tɛ̃ʁ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "historic",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "reflexive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "me tiendrai",
      "ipa": "/mə tjɛ̃.dʁe/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "reflexive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "te tiendras",
      "ipa": "/tə tjɛ̃.dʁa/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "reflexive",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "se tiendra",
      "ipa": "/sə tjɛ̃.dʁa/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "reflexive",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nous tiendrons",
      "ipa": "/nu tjɛ̃.dʁɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "reflexive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vous tiendrez",
      "ipa": "/vu tjɛ̃.dʁe/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "reflexive",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "se tiendront",
      "ipa": "/sə tjɛ̃.dʁɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "reflexive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "me tiendrais",
      "ipa": "/mə tjɛ̃.dʁɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "first-person",
        "reflexive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "te tiendrais",
      "ipa": "/tə tjɛ̃.dʁɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "reflexive",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "se tiendrait",
      "ipa": "/sə tjɛ̃.dʁɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "reflexive",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nous tiendrions",
      "ipa": "/nu tjɛ̃.dʁi.jɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "first-person",
        "plural",
        "reflexive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vous tiendriez",
      "ipa": "/vu tjɛ̃.dʁi.je/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "plural",
        "reflexive",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "se tiendraient",
      "ipa": "/sə tjɛ̃.dʁɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "plural",
        "reflexive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "present indicative of s'être + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "perfect",
        "present",
        "reflexive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "imperfect indicative of s'être + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "pluperfect",
        "reflexive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "past historic of s'être + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "anterior",
        "indicative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "past",
        "reflexive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "future of s'être + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "perfect",
        "reflexive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "conditional of s'être + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "multiword-construction",
        "perfect",
        "reflexive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "me tienne",
      "ipa": "/mə tjɛn/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "reflexive",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "te tiennes",
      "ipa": "/tə tjɛn/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "reflexive",
        "second-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "se tienne",
      "ipa": "/sə tjɛn/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "reflexive",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nous tenions",
      "ipa": "/nu tə.njɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "reflexive",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vous teniez",
      "ipa": "/vu tə.nje/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present",
        "reflexive",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "se tiennent",
      "ipa": "/sə tjɛn/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present",
        "reflexive",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "me tinsse",
      "ipa": "/mə tɛ̃s/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "reflexive",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "te tinsses",
      "ipa": "/tə tɛ̃s/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "reflexive",
        "second-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "se tînt",
      "ipa": "/sə tɛ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "reflexive",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nous tinssions",
      "ipa": "/nu tɛ̃.sjɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
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          "text": "Regarde donc ce qu’est devenu le p’tit gars d’à côté // Y se tient avec une gang de drogués",
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      "word": "mieux vaut tenir que courir"
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      "word": "ne tenir qu’à un cheveu"
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      "word": "se tenir à carreau"
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      "word": "abstenir"
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          "english": "to take it as read",
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          "english": "to take something for granted",
          "text": "tenir quelque chose pour acquis",
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          "english": "I used to hang out in the west end; exile doesn't scare me anymore.",
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          "text": "J’me tenais dans l’ouest de la ville, ça me fait plus peur l’exil",
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          "english": "Look what happened with the boy next door // He hangs around with a bunch of drug addicts",
          "ref": "1995, “On jase de toi”, in Noir Silence, performed by Noir Silence, Disques MPV, MPVCD-1353:",
          "text": "Regarde donc ce qu’est devenu le p’tit gars d’à côté // Y se tient avec une gang de drogués",
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      "ipa": "/tə.niʁ/"
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  ],
  "word": "tenir"
}

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