"tenere" meaning in Latin

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Adverb

Forms: tenerē [canonical], tenerius [comparative], tenerissimē [superlative]
Etymology: Adverb form of tener. Head templates: {{la-adv|tenerē}} tenerē (comparative tenerius, superlative tenerissimē)
  1. tenderly, lovingly Synonyms (tenderly): teneriter
    Sense id: en-tenere-la-adv-NK3rmtvF
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Forms: tenēre [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|la|verb form|head=tenēre}} tenēre
  1. inflection of teneō:
    present active infinitive
    Tags: active, form-of, infinitive, present Form of: teneō
    Sense id: en-tenere-la-verb-j9j~tT2S
  2. inflection of teneō:
    second-person singular present passive imperative
    Tags: form-of, imperative, passive, present, second-person, singular Form of: teneō
    Sense id: en-tenere-la-verb-rphgH6Ce Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 0 33 67
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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