teneo

Latin

verb

Definitions

to hold, have; grasp
to possess, occupy, control
to watch, guard, maintain, defend; retain, keep
to reach, attain; gain, acquire, obtain
to hold fast, restrain, detain, check, control; bind, fetter
(reflexive) to keep back, remain, stay, hold position
to know, grasp, understand, conceive
to recollect, retain knowledge of, remember, bear in mind
to insist, uphold
(of laws) to be binding on; bind, hold, obligate
to comprise, contain, include, hold
to hold someone's interest, to be interesting to someone

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Italic *tenēō derived from Proto-Indo-European *ten- (stretch, draw, extend, pull, clench, flex), *ten- (stretch, draw, extend, pull, clench, flex).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ten-

Gloss

stretch, draw, extend, pull, clench, flex

Concept

Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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