"tenere" meaning in Italian

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈtɛ.ne.re/
Rhymes: -ɛnere Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|it|adjective form|g=f-p}} tenere f pl
  1. feminine plural of tenero Tags: feminine, form-of, plural Form of: tenero
    Sense id: en-tenere-it-adj-AXGdce5u
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /teˈne.re/
Rhymes: -ere Etymology: From Latin tenēre, from Proto-Italic *tenēō, stative from Proto-Indo-European *ten- (“to stretch, draw”). Etymology templates: {{root|it|ine-pro|*ten-}}, {{inh|it|la|teneō|tenēre}} Latin tenēre, {{inh|it|itc-pro|*tenēō}} Proto-Italic *tenēō, {{der|it|ine-pro|*ten-||to stretch, draw}} Proto-Indo-European *ten- (“to stretch, draw”) Head templates: {{it-verb|a/@}} tenére (first-person singular present tèngo, first-person singular past historic ténni or tènni, past participle tenùto, first-person singular future terrò, auxiliary avére) Inflection templates: {{it-conj|a/@}}, {{it-conj|a/tèngo:tègno􂀿archaic􂁀^tiène,ténni:tenéi􂀿archaic􂁀:tenètti􂀿archaic􂁀.fut:terrò.pres1p:+:tegnàmo􂀿archaic􂁀}} Forms: tenére [canonical], tèngo [first-person, present, singular], ténni [first-person, historic, past, singular], tènni [first-person, historic, past, singular], tenùto [participle, past], terrò [first-person, future, singular], avére [auxiliary], irregular [table-tags], tenére [infinitive], avére [auxiliary], tenèndo [gerund], tenènte [participle, present], tenùto [participle, past], tèngo [first-person, indicative, present, singular], tièni [indicative, present, second-person, singular], tiéni [indicative, present, second-person, singular], tiène [indicative, present, singular, third-person], tiéne [indicative, present, singular, third-person], teniàmo [first-person, indicative, plural, present], tenéte [indicative, plural, present, second-person], tèngono [indicative, plural, present, third-person], tenévo [first-person, imperfect, indicative, singular], tenévi [imperfect, indicative, second-person, singular], tenéva [imperfect, indicative, singular, third-person], tenevàmo [first-person, imperfect, indicative, plural], tenevàte [imperfect, indicative, plural, second-person], tenévano [imperfect, indicative, plural, third-person], ténni [first-person, historic, indicative, past, singular], tènni [first-person, historic, indicative, past, singular], tenésti [historic, indicative, past, second-person, singular], ténne [historic, indicative, past, singular, third-person], tènne [historic, indicative, past, singular, third-person], tenémmo [first-person, historic, indicative, past, plural], tenéste [historic, indicative, past, plural, second-person], ténnero [historic, indicative, past, plural, third-person], tènnero [historic, indicative, past, plural, third-person], terrò [first-person, future, indicative, singular], terrài [future, indicative, second-person, singular], terrà [future, indicative, singular, third-person], terrémo [first-person, future, indicative, plural], terréte [future, indicative, plural, second-person], terrànno [future, indicative, plural, third-person], terrèi [conditional, first-person, present, singular], terrésti [conditional, present, second-person, singular], terrèbbe [conditional, present, singular, third-person], terrébbe [conditional, present, singular, third-person], terrémmo [conditional, first-person, plural, present], terréste [conditional, plural, present, second-person], terrèbbero [conditional, plural, present, third-person], terrébbero [conditional, plural, present, third-person], tènga [first-person, present, singular, subjunctive], tènga [present, second-person, singular, subjunctive], tènga [present, singular, subjunctive, third-person], teniàmo [first-person, plural, present, subjunctive], teniàte [plural, present, second-person, subjunctive], tèngano [plural, present, subjunctive, third-person], tenéssi [first-person, imperfect, singular, subjunctive], tenéssi [imperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive], tenésse [imperfect, singular, subjunctive, third-person], tenéssimo [first-person, imperfect, plural, subjunctive], tenéste [imperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive], tenéssero [imperfect, plural, subjunctive, third-person], tièni [imperative, second-person, singular], tiéni [imperative, second-person, singular], tènga [formal, imperative, second-person-semantically, singular, third-person], teniàmo [first-person, imperative, plural], tenéte [imperative, plural, second-person], tèngano [formal, imperative, plural, second-person-semantically, third-person], tenére [imperative, negative, second-person, singular], tènga [formal, imperative, negative, second-person-semantically, singular, third-person], teniàmo [first-person, imperative, negative, plural], tenéte [imperative, negative, plural, second-person], tèngano [formal, imperative, negative, plural, second-person-semantically, third-person], irregular [table-tags], tenére [infinitive], avére [auxiliary], tenèndo [gerund], tenènte [participle, present], tenùto [participle, past], tèngo [first-person, indicative, present, singular], tègno [first-person, indicative, present, singular], tièni [indicative, present, second-person, singular], tiène [indicative, present, singular, third-person], teniàmo [first-person, indicative, plural, present], tegnàmo [first-person, indicative, plural, present], tenéte [indicative, plural, present, second-person], tèngono [indicative, plural, present, third-person], tègnono [indicative, plural, present, third-person], tenévo [first-person, imperfect, indicative, singular], tenévi [imperfect, indicative, second-person, singular], tenéva [imperfect, indicative, singular, third-person], tenevàmo [first-person, imperfect, indicative, plural], tenevàte [imperfect, indicative, plural, second-person], tenévano [imperfect, indicative, plural, third-person], ténni [first-person, historic, indicative, past, singular], tenéi [first-person, historic, indicative, past, singular], tenétti [first-person, historic, indicative, past, singular], tenètti [first-person, historic, indicative, past, singular], tenésti [historic, indicative, past, second-person, singular], ténne [historic, indicative, past, singular, third-person], tené [historic, indicative, past, singular, third-person], tenétte [historic, indicative, past, singular, third-person], tenètte [historic, indicative, past, singular, third-person], tenémmo [first-person, historic, indicative, past, plural], tenéste [historic, indicative, past, plural, second-person], ténnero [historic, indicative, past, plural, third-person], tenérono [historic, indicative, past, plural, third-person], tenéttero [historic, indicative, past, plural, third-person], tenèttero [historic, indicative, past, plural, third-person], terrò [first-person, future, indicative, singular], terrài [future, indicative, second-person, singular], terrà [future, indicative, singular, third-person], terrémo [first-person, future, indicative, plural], terréte [future, indicative, plural, second-person], terrànno [future, indicative, plural, third-person], terrèi [conditional, first-person, present, singular], terrésti [conditional, present, second-person, singular], terrèbbe [conditional, present, singular, third-person], terrébbe [conditional, present, singular, third-person], terrémmo [conditional, first-person, plural, present], terréste [conditional, plural, present, second-person], terrèbbero [conditional, plural, present, third-person], terrébbero [conditional, plural, present, third-person], tènga [first-person, present, singular, subjunctive], tègna [first-person, present, singular, subjunctive], tènga [present, second-person, singular, subjunctive], tègna [present, second-person, singular, subjunctive], tènga [present, singular, subjunctive, third-person], tègna [present, singular, subjunctive, third-person], teniàmo [first-person, plural, present, subjunctive], tegnàmo [first-person, plural, present, subjunctive], teniàte [plural, present, second-person, subjunctive], tegnàte [plural, present, second-person, subjunctive], tèngano [plural, present, subjunctive, third-person], tègnano [plural, present, subjunctive, third-person], tenéssi [first-person, imperfect, singular, subjunctive], tenéssi [imperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive], tenésse [imperfect, singular, subjunctive, third-person], tenéssimo [first-person, imperfect, plural, subjunctive], tenéste [imperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive], tenéssero [imperfect, plural, subjunctive, third-person], tièni [imperative, second-person, singular], tènga [formal, imperative, second-person-semantically, singular, third-person], tègna [formal, imperative, second-person-semantically, singular, third-person], teniàmo [first-person, imperative, plural], tegnàmo [first-person, imperative, plural], tenéte [imperative, plural, second-person], tèngano [formal, imperative, plural, second-person-semantically, third-person], tègnano [formal, imperative, plural, second-person-semantically, third-person], tenére [imperative, negative, second-person, singular], tènga [formal, imperative, negative, second-person-semantically, singular, third-person], tègna [formal, imperative, negative, second-person-semantically, singular, third-person], teniàmo [first-person, imperative, negative, plural], tegnàmo [first-person, imperative, negative, plural], tenéte [imperative, negative, plural, second-person], tèngano [formal, imperative, negative, plural, second-person-semantically, third-person], tègnano [formal, imperative, negative, plural, second-person-semantically, third-person]
  1. (transitive) to hold
    to set aside; to conserve
    Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-tenere-it-verb-ql0gQ3lb Categories (other): Italian verbs with irregular future Disambiguation of Italian verbs with irregular future: 5 2 2 2 2 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 4 3 5 3 5 5 3 3 4 2 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 4 5
  2. (transitive) to hold
    to hold (one's spot in line, etc.)
    Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-tenere-it-verb-GIuSgGWW
  3. (transitive) to hold
    to reserve
    Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-tenere-it-verb-kcSPNhVC
  4. (transitive) to hold Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-tenere-it-verb-wddo9PTy
  5. (transitive) to keep Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-tenere-it-verb-MqW39iCV
  6. (transitive, intransitive) to hold up; to sustain Tags: intransitive, transitive
    Sense id: en-tenere-it-verb-EZ14yDDY Categories (other): Italian links with redundant wikilinks, Italian verbs with irregular future Disambiguation of Italian links with redundant wikilinks: 3 1 1 1 1 12 2 1 1 3 1 1 2 9 2 10 7 7 1 2 5 1 2 1 1 12 1 1 1 3 3 2 Disambiguation of Italian verbs with irregular future: 5 2 2 2 2 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 4 3 5 3 5 5 3 3 4 2 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 4 5
  7. (transitive) continue to wear; to not remove (a garment); to keep on (a garment) Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-tenere-it-verb-vnhnkp5m
  8. (transitive) to take Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-tenere-it-verb-TuaAS407
  9. (transitive, sometimes southern Italy) to have; to possess Tags: Italy, Southern, sometimes, transitive Synonyms: avere
    Sense id: en-tenere-it-verb-meYoF-Sb Categories (other): Southern Italian
  10. (transitive) to treat (in a certain way) Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-tenere-it-verb-yi1GkPCz
  11. (transitive) to have employed Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-tenere-it-verb-dxzjZiJz
  12. (transitive) to manage Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-tenere-it-verb-onLTXSBq
  13. (transitive) to carry out (of a speech, lesson, etc.) Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-tenere-it-verb-PEelQ7Hs
  14. (transitive) to have over or keep (at a place) Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-tenere-it-verb-9Ydi26v7
  15. (transitive) to hold back (an impulse, feeling, etc.) Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-tenere-it-verb-FzZm1pc5 Categories (other): Italian verbs with irregular future Disambiguation of Italian verbs with irregular future: 5 2 2 2 2 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 4 3 5 3 5 5 3 3 4 2 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 4 5
  16. (transitive) to look over or take care of Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-tenere-it-verb-xlgpjcDn Categories (other): Italian links with redundant wikilinks Disambiguation of Italian links with redundant wikilinks: 3 1 1 1 1 12 2 1 1 3 1 1 2 9 2 10 7 7 1 2 5 1 2 1 1 12 1 1 1 3 3 2
  17. (transitive) to assume or take up (a behavior, attitude, etc.) Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-tenere-it-verb-1pU9lhK9 Categories (other): Italian verbs with irregular future Disambiguation of Italian verbs with irregular future: 5 2 2 2 2 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 4 3 5 3 5 5 3 3 4 2 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 4 5
  18. (transitive) to take up (to occupy space) Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-tenere-it-verb-6htJHRla Categories (other): Italian verbs with irregular future Disambiguation of Italian verbs with irregular future: 5 2 2 2 2 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 4 3 5 3 5 5 3 3 4 2 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 4 5
  19. (transitive, informal) to contain Tags: informal, transitive
    Sense id: en-tenere-it-verb-o5GOj7qj
  20. (transitive, military) to defend (a position, etc.) from enemy attack Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-tenere-it-verb-pW1XUkX- Topics: government, military, politics, war
  21. (transitive, journalism) to continue coverage of uninteresting or unpressing news, in hopes of future developments Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Mass media
    Sense id: en-tenere-it-verb-KsxxsucC Topics: journalism, media
  22. (transitive, literary) to consider or deem; to hold to be Tags: literary, transitive
    Sense id: en-tenere-it-verb-dL2L9808
  23. (transitive, archaic) to refrain from spending; to be stingy Tags: archaic, transitive
    Sense id: en-tenere-it-verb-ArehU7Wt
  24. (intransitive) to stick or attach well [auxiliary avere] (of a glue, etc.) Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-tenere-it-verb-5ACtFrcb
  25. (intransitive) to be airtight [auxiliary avere] Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-tenere-it-verb-c0nsrUCR Categories (other): Italian verbs taking avere as auxiliary Disambiguation of Italian verbs taking avere as auxiliary: 2 1 1 1 1 3 2 4 2 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 7 8 6 8 5 5 5 8 8
  26. (intransitive) to seem colorable; to hold water [auxiliary avere] Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-tenere-it-verb-aR-UyJCE Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Italian links with redundant wikilinks, Italian verbs ending in -ere, Italian verbs with irregular past historic, Italian verbs with irregular present indicative Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 1 3 1 1 1 1 9 2 1 1 2 1 1 2 13 2 12 4 4 1 2 5 1 1 1 1 16 1 1 1 4 3 2 Disambiguation of Italian links with redundant wikilinks: 3 1 1 1 1 12 2 1 1 3 1 1 2 9 2 10 7 7 1 2 5 1 2 1 1 12 1 1 1 3 3 2 Disambiguation of Italian verbs ending in -ere: 4 3 2 2 2 6 2 2 2 3 2 2 3 7 3 7 4 4 2 2 4 2 2 2 2 9 2 2 2 4 3 4 Disambiguation of Italian verbs with irregular past historic: 3 1 1 1 1 6 2 1 1 2 1 2 2 8 3 7 4 4 1 2 3 1 2 2 2 22 2 2 2 3 3 3 Disambiguation of Italian verbs with irregular present indicative: 3 1 1 1 1 6 2 1 1 2 1 2 2 8 3 7 4 4 2 2 4 1 2 3 3 11 3 2 2 4 4 4
  27. (intransitive) to last [auxiliary avere] Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-tenere-it-verb-0ujzhExg Categories (other): Italian verbs taking avere as auxiliary Disambiguation of Italian verbs taking avere as auxiliary: 2 1 1 1 1 3 2 4 2 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 7 8 6 8 5 5 5 8 8
  28. (intransitive) to support someone's views, positions, etc. [+ per (object)] [auxiliary avere] Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-tenere-it-verb-ZuNaYwTV
  29. (intransitive) to root [+ per (object) = for] [auxiliary avere] Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-tenere-it-verb-g~Wwstz3
  30. (intransitive) to like or love (in a non romantic way) [+ a (object)] [auxiliary avere] Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-tenere-it-verb-4KzqsOEE
  31. (intransitive, economics) to remain stable [auxiliary avere] (of a currency, stock market, etc.) Tags: intransitive Categories (topical): Economics
    Sense id: en-tenere-it-verb-gfHZjkrb Categories (other): Italian verbs taking avere as auxiliary Disambiguation of Italian verbs taking avere as auxiliary: 2 1 1 1 1 3 2 4 2 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 7 8 6 8 5 5 5 8 8 Topics: economics, science, sciences
  32. (intransitive, rare) to look like [auxiliary avere] Tags: intransitive, rare
    Sense id: en-tenere-it-verb-G0t6IPxx Categories (other): Italian verbs taking avere as auxiliary, Italian verbs with irregular future Disambiguation of Italian verbs taking avere as auxiliary: 2 1 1 1 1 3 2 4 2 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 7 8 6 8 5 5 5 8 8 Disambiguation of Italian verbs with irregular future: 5 2 2 2 2 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 4 3 5 3 5 5 3 3 4 2 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 4 5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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  "etymology_number": 1,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*ten-"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "teneō",
        "4": "tenēre"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin tenēre",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": "itc-pro",
        "3": "*tenēō"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Italic *tenēō",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*ten-",
        "4": "",
        "5": "to stretch, draw"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *ten- (“to stretch, draw”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Latin tenēre, from Proto-Italic *tenēō, stative from Proto-Indo-European *ten- (“to stretch, draw”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "tenére",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tèngo",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ténni",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "historic",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tènni",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "historic",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tenùto",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "terrò",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "future",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "avére",
      "tags": [
        "auxiliary"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "irregular",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "it-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tenére",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "avére",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "auxiliary"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tenèndo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "gerund"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tenènte",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tenùto",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tèngo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tièni",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tiéni",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tiène",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tiéne",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "teniàmo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tenéte",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tèngono",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tenévo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tenévi",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tenéva",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tenevàmo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tenevàte",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tenévano",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ténni",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "historic",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tènni",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "historic",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tenésti",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "historic",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ténne",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "historic",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tènne",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "historic",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tenémmo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "historic",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tenéste",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "historic",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ténnero",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "historic",
        "indicative",
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          "english": "hold the book in your hands",
          "text": "tieniti il libro in mano",
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        },
        {
          "english": "hold him so that he doesn't escape the institute",
          "text": "tenetelo a meno che lui scappasse dall’istituto",
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          "text": "mi sono tenuto la borsa sul grembo",
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        {
          "english": "to keep one's eyes open",
          "text": "tenere gli occhi aperti",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "to keep the money under the mattress",
          "text": "tenere i soldi sotto il materasso",
          "type": "example"
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        {
          "english": "to keep him confined",
          "text": "tenerlo recluso",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "to keep one's word",
          "text": "tenere la parola",
          "type": "example"
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          "english": "that pillar holds up the entire building",
          "text": "quel pilastro tiene l'intero edificio",
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        {
          "english": "the shelf holds up against the weight of the books",
          "text": "il scaffale tiene al peso dei libri",
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        {
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          "text": "il paese tiene nonostante il virus",
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          "english": "it's still raining, so keep the jacket on",
          "text": "ora ancora piove, quindi tieni la giacca",
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          "remove"
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    {
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      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "take the pen",
          "text": "tieni la penna",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "take the left",
          "text": "tieni la sinistra",
          "type": "example"
        }
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      "tags": [
        "transitive"
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          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "you can have the money that I had lent her",
          "text": "puoi tenere i soldi che le avevo prestato",
          "type": "example"
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        {
          "english": "I have a nice house",
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          "type": "example"
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          "english": "he has ten waiters employed",
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          "english": "to manage a bistro",
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          "type": "example"
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        "(transitive) to carry out (of a speech, lesson, etc.)"
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          "english": "to have her over for dinner",
          "text": "tenerla a cena",
          "type": "example"
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        {
          "english": "he had me over at work",
          "text": "mi ha tenuto a lavorare",
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        "to assume or take up (a behavior, attitude, etc.)"
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        "(transitive) to assume or take up (a behavior, attitude, etc.)"
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    {
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        "to take up (to occupy space)"
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        "(transitive) to take up (to occupy space)"
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    {
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        "to contain"
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            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
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        {
          "english": "we defended the mouth of the valley",
          "text": "abbiamo tenuto lo sbocco della valle",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        [
          "military",
          "military"
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        [
          "defend",
          "defend"
        ],
        [
          "enemy",
          "enemy"
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        [
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          "attack"
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        "(transitive, military) to defend (a position, etc.) from enemy attack"
      ],
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        "transitive"
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        "military",
        "politics",
        "war"
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    },
    {
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          "langcode": "it",
          "name": "Mass media",
          "orig": "it:Mass media",
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            "Culture",
            "Media",
            "Society",
            "Communication",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
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          "source": "w"
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        "to continue coverage of uninteresting or unpressing news, in hopes of future developments"
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      "links": [
        [
          "journalism",
          "journalism"
        ],
        [
          "coverage",
          "coverage"
        ],
        [
          "uninteresting",
          "uninteresting"
        ],
        [
          "unpressing",
          "unpressing"
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          "development",
          "development"
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      ],
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        "(transitive, journalism) to continue coverage of uninteresting or unpressing news, in hopes of future developments"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "journalism",
        "media"
      ]
    },
    {
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        {
          "english": "how much he loved her and held her to be very beautiful",
          "text": "come egli molto l'amava e molto bella la teneva",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        "to consider or deem; to hold to be"
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        [
          "consider",
          "consider"
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        [
          "deem",
          "deem"
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        [
          "hold",
          "hold"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive, literary) to consider or deem; to hold to be"
      ],
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    },
    {
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          "text": "(transitive, archaic or literary) to achieve"
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        "to refrain from spending; to be stingy"
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        [
          "refrain",
          "refrain"
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        [
          "spend",
          "spend"
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive, archaic) to refrain from spending; to be stingy"
      ],
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        "archaic",
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "glosses": [
        "to stick or attach well [auxiliary avere] (of a glue, etc.)"
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        [
          "stick",
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        [
          "attach",
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          "avere",
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        "(intransitive) to stick or attach well [auxiliary avere] (of a glue, etc.)"
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          "per#Italian"
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          "avere",
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          "a",
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          "avere",
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      "ipa": "/teˈne.re/"
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        "third-person"
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      "form": "terrèbbero",
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        "present",
        "third-person"
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      "form": "tènga",
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        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
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        "third-person"
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        "third-person"
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        "present",
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        "present",
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        "singular"
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        "indicative",
        "plural"
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      ]
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        "plural",
        "third-person"
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        "indicative",
        "past",
        "singular"
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        "plural",
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        "indicative",
        "singular"
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        "third-person"
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        "present",
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        "third-person"
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
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        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
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        "subjunctive"
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        "present",
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        "subjunctive"
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        "present",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
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        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
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        "present",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
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        "imperfect",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
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        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
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    {
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        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
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        "subjunctive"
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        "plural",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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        "plural"
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        "third-person"
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        "plural"
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        "plural",
        "second-person"
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        "imperative",
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        "plural",
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        "third-person"
      ]
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        "third-person"
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      "word": "attenere"
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      "word": "mantenere"
    },
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      "word": "manutenere"
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    },
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      "word": "tenersi"
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      "word": "tenimento"
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      "word": "tenore"
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      "word": "tenuta"
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          "set aside"
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          "reserve"
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        "(transitive) to hold",
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        "Italian transitive verbs"
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          "english": "hold the book in your hands",
          "text": "tieniti il libro in mano",
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        },
        {
          "english": "hold him so that he doesn't escape the institute",
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        }
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      "categories": [
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        {
          "english": "I kept the bag on my lap",
          "text": "mi sono tenuto la borsa sul grembo",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "to keep one's eyes open",
          "text": "tenere gli occhi aperti",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "to keep the money under the mattress",
          "text": "tenere i soldi sotto il materasso",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "to keep him confined",
          "text": "tenerlo recluso",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "to keep one's word",
          "text": "tenere la parola",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        "to keep"
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          "keep"
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        "(transitive) to keep"
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        "Italian transitive verbs"
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        {
          "english": "that pillar holds up the entire building",
          "text": "quel pilastro tiene l'intero edificio",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "the shelf holds up against the weight of the books",
          "text": "il scaffale tiene al peso dei libri",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "the country is holding up despite the virus",
          "text": "il paese tiene nonostante il virus",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        "to hold up; to sustain"
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        "transitive"
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        "Italian terms with usage examples",
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      ],
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        {
          "english": "it's still raining, so keep the jacket on",
          "text": "ora ancora piove, quindi tieni la giacca",
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        }
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          "remove"
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          "keep on"
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        "(transitive) continue to wear; to not remove (a garment); to keep on (a garment)"
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        "transitive"
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    {
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        "Italian terms with usage examples",
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        {
          "english": "take the pen",
          "text": "tieni la penna",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "take the left",
          "text": "tieni la sinistra",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        "to take"
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        "(transitive) to take"
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        "transitive"
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    {
      "categories": [
        "Italian terms with usage examples",
        "Italian transitive verbs",
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        {
          "english": "to have a pet",
          "text": "tenere un animale domestico",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "you can have the money that I had lent her",
          "text": "puoi tenere i soldi che le avevo prestato",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "I have a nice house",
          "text": "tengo una bella casa (southern Italy)",
          "type": "example"
        }
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      "glosses": [
        "to have; to possess"
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          "have"
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          "possess"
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        "Italy",
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        "sometimes",
        "transitive"
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    {
      "categories": [
        "Italian terms with usage examples",
        "Italian transitive verbs"
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      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I always treated her as a little girl",
          "text": "l'ho sempre tenuta come una bambina",
          "type": "example"
        }
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      "glosses": [
        "to treat (in a certain way)"
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        "(transitive) to treat (in a certain way)"
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        "transitive"
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    {
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        "Italian terms with usage examples",
        "Italian transitive verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "he has ten waiters employed",
          "text": "tiene dieci camerieri",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        "to have employed"
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        "(transitive) to have employed"
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        "transitive"
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    {
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        "Italian terms with usage examples",
        "Italian transitive verbs"
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      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "to manage a bistro",
          "text": "tenere una trattoria",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        "to manage"
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        "(transitive) to manage"
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        "transitive"
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      "glosses": [
        "to carry out (of a speech, lesson, etc.)"
      ],
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          "carry out"
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        "transitive"
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    {
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        "Italian terms with usage examples",
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        {
          "english": "to have her over for dinner",
          "text": "tenerla a cena",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "he had me over at work",
          "text": "mi ha tenuto a lavorare",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        "to have over or keep (at a place)"
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          "have over"
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          "keep"
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        "(transitive) to have over or keep (at a place)"
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        "transitive"
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        {
          "english": "to hold back one's tears (literally, “one's crying”)",
          "text": "tenere il pianto",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "to hold back (an impulse, feeling, etc.)"
      ],
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          "hold back",
          "hold back"
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        "transitive"
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    },
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        "Italian transitive verbs"
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      "glosses": [
        "to look over or take care of"
      ],
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        [
          "look over",
          "look over"
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          "take care of",
          "take care of"
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        "(transitive) to look over or take care of"
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        "transitive"
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    },
    {
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      "glosses": [
        "to assume or take up (a behavior, attitude, etc.)"
      ],
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          "assume"
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          "take up",
          "take up"
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        "(transitive) to assume or take up (a behavior, attitude, etc.)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "Italian transitive verbs"
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      "glosses": [
        "to take up (to occupy space)"
      ],
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        [
          "take up",
          "take up"
        ]
      ],
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        "(transitive) to take up (to occupy space)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Italian informal terms",
        "Italian transitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to contain"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "contain",
          "contain"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive, informal) to contain"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Italian terms with usage examples",
        "Italian transitive verbs",
        "it:Military"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "we defended the mouth of the valley",
          "text": "abbiamo tenuto lo sbocco della valle",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to defend (a position, etc.) from enemy attack"
      ],
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        [
          "military",
          "military"
        ],
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          "defend",
          "defend"
        ],
        [
          "enemy",
          "enemy"
        ],
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          "attack",
          "attack"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive, military) to defend (a position, etc.) from enemy attack"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "government",
        "military",
        "politics",
        "war"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Italian transitive verbs",
        "it:Mass media"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to continue coverage of uninteresting or unpressing news, in hopes of future developments"
      ],
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        [
          "journalism",
          "journalism"
        ],
        [
          "coverage",
          "coverage"
        ],
        [
          "uninteresting",
          "uninteresting"
        ],
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          "unpressing",
          "unpressing"
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          "development",
          "development"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive, journalism) to continue coverage of uninteresting or unpressing news, in hopes of future developments"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "journalism",
        "media"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Italian literary terms",
        "Italian terms with usage examples",
        "Italian transitive verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "how much he loved her and held her to be very beautiful",
          "text": "come egli molto l'amava e molto bella la teneva",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to consider or deem; to hold to be"
      ],
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        [
          "consider",
          "consider"
        ],
        [
          "deem",
          "deem"
        ],
        [
          "hold",
          "hold"
        ]
      ],
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        "(transitive, literary) to consider or deem; to hold to be"
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        "literary",
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Italian literary terms",
        "Italian terms with archaic senses",
        "Italian transitive verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "(transitive, archaic or literary) to achieve"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to refrain from spending; to be stingy"
      ],
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        [
          "refrain",
          "refrain"
        ],
        [
          "spend",
          "spend"
        ],
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          "stingy",
          "stingy"
        ]
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive, archaic) to refrain from spending; to be stingy"
      ],
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        "archaic",
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Italian intransitive verbs"
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      "glosses": [
        "to stick or attach well [auxiliary avere] (of a glue, etc.)"
      ],
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        [
          "stick",
          "stick"
        ],
        [
          "attach",
          "attach"
        ],
        [
          "avere",
          "avere#Italian"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) to stick or attach well [auxiliary avere] (of a glue, etc.)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Italian intransitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to be airtight [auxiliary avere]",
        "to be airtight"
      ],
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        [
          "airtight",
          "airtight"
        ],
        [
          "avere",
          "avere#Italian"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) to be airtight [auxiliary avere]"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Italian intransitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to seem colorable; to hold water [auxiliary avere]",
        "to seem colorable; to hold water"
      ],
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        [
          "colorable",
          "colorable"
        ],
        [
          "hold water",
          "hold water"
        ],
        [
          "avere",
          "avere#Italian"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) to seem colorable; to hold water [auxiliary avere]"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Italian intransitive verbs",
        "Italian terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "a love that lasted despite some trying moments",
          "text": "un amore che ha tenuto nonostante le criticità",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to last [auxiliary avere]",
        "to last"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "last",
          "last"
        ],
        [
          "avere",
          "avere#Italian"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) to last [auxiliary avere]"
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      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Italian intransitive verbs",
        "Italian terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "if you support me, vote for me",
          "text": "se tieni per me, votami",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to support someone's views, positions, etc. [+ per (object)] [auxiliary avere]",
        "to support someone's views, positions, etc. [+ per (object)]"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "support",
          "support"
        ],
        [
          "view",
          "view"
        ],
        [
          "position",
          "position"
        ],
        [
          "per",
          "per#Italian"
        ],
        [
          "avere",
          "avere#Italian"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) to support someone's views, positions, etc. [+ per (object)] [auxiliary avere]"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Italian intransitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to root [+ per (object) = for] [auxiliary avere]",
        "to root [+ per (object) = for]"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "root",
          "root for"
        ],
        [
          "per",
          "per#Italian"
        ],
        [
          "avere",
          "avere#Italian"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) to root [+ per (object) = for] [auxiliary avere]"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Italian intransitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to like or love (in a non romantic way) [+ a (object)] [auxiliary avere]",
        "to like or love (in a non romantic way) [+ a (object)]"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "like",
          "like"
        ],
        [
          "love",
          "love"
        ],
        [
          "a",
          "a#Italian"
        ],
        [
          "avere",
          "avere#Italian"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) to like or love (in a non romantic way) [+ a (object)] [auxiliary avere]"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Italian intransitive verbs",
        "it:Economics"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to remain stable [auxiliary avere] (of a currency, stock market, etc.)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "economics",
          "economics"
        ],
        [
          "remain",
          "remain"
        ],
        [
          "stable",
          "stable"
        ],
        [
          "avere",
          "avere#Italian"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive, economics) to remain stable [auxiliary avere] (of a currency, stock market, etc.)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "economics",
        "science",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Italian intransitive verbs",
        "Italian terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to look like [auxiliary avere]",
        "to look like"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "look like",
          "look like"
        ],
        [
          "avere",
          "avere#Italian"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive, rare) to look like [auxiliary avere]"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive",
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/teˈne.re/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ere"
    }
  ],
  "word": "tenere"
}

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    "Italian adjective forms",
    "Italian entries with incorrect language header",
    "Italian non-lemma forms",
    "Italian terms with IPA pronunciation",
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    "Rhymes:Italian/ɛnere/3 syllables"
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          "word": "tenero"
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      "glosses": [
        "feminine plural of tenero"
      ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈtɛ.ne.re/"
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    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛnere"
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}

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