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1. plural of halte

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), from Old High German haltan, from Proto-West Germanic *haldan, from Proto-Germanic *haldaną.

Cognate with Dutch houden, Low German holden, holen, English hold, Danish holde, Icelandic halda, Swedish hålla.

• IPA^(key): /ˈhaltn̩/, /ˈhaltən/

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halten (class 7 strong, third-person singular present hält, past tense hielt, past participle gehalten, auxiliary haben)

1. (transitive) to hold
2. (transitive) to stop; to halt; to hold back

   Haltet den Dieb! ― Stop the thief!

3. (transitive) to support; to hold up
4. (transitive) to keep; to maintain; to hold

   Der Wein hält mich jung.

   Wine keeps me young.

5. (transitive, of animals) to keep
   • 2012 June 21, Die Welt‎, archived from the original on 12 April 2013, page 22:

     In der Sahara haben prähistorische Bewohner schon vor 7000 Jahren Milchvieh gehalten.

     In the Sahara, prehistoric inhabitants kept dairy cattle already 7000 years ago.

6. (intransitive) to hold; to keep; to stay
7. (intransitive) to stop

   Der Zug hält nicht in Würzburg.

   The train doesn’t stop in Würzburg.

8. (transitive) to take for, to consider [+ für (object)]

   Hält er mich für einen Trottel?

   Does he take me for a fool?

   • 2010, Der Spiegel‎, number 32/2010, page 45:

     Wieder einmal hatte es erhitzte Debatten gegeben zwischen Tierschützern und solchen, die Stierkampf für ein schützenswertes Kulturerbe Spaniens halten.

     Once again there had been heated debates between animal rights activists and ones who consider bullfighting a cultural heritage of Spain worth protecting.

9. (reflexive) to adhere to, to follow (rules, the law, etc.) [+ an (object)]

   Er ist ein Aufrührer, der sich nicht an Ihre Regeln hält.

   He's a rebel who doesn't follow your rules.

   • 2010, Der Spiegel‎, number 46/2010, page 103:

     Die boomende Branche privater Sicherheitsfirmen will sich künftig an strengere Regeln in Krisenregionen halten

     The booming sector of private security companies wants to adhere to stricter rules in crisis regions in the future.

10. (with preposition: von) expresses a positive or negative opinion depending on quantity

    Ich halte viel von Dieter.

    I like Dieter a lot.

    Ich halte wenig von Tomaten.

    I do not like tomatoes very much.

11. (transitive) to give (a presentation, lecture etc.)

    Ich halte ein Referat morgen.

    I'm giving a presentation tomorrow.

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halten

1. definite singular of halt