[ˈtɛ.ne.oː], [ˈtɛː.ne.o]
OriginFrom Proto-Italic *tenēō, stative from Proto-Indo-European *ten- (“to stretch, draw”). See also Ancient Greek τείνω (teínō), Persian تنیدن (tanidan, “to weave”), Sanskrit तनोति (tanóti) and Old English þennan.
- conjugation-2to hold, have; to grasp
- conjugation-2to possess, occupy, control
- conjugation-2to watch, guard, maintain, defend; to retain, keep
- conjugation-2to reach, attain; to gain, acquire, obtain
- conjugation-2to hold fast or back, restrain, detain, check, confine, control; to bind, fetter
““Nec tē noster amor, nec tē data dextera quondam,” — “[So nothing] detains you [from leaving]? Not our love? Not having once given me your hand? Not [even the thought of your] Dido about to die a cruel death?”
- conjugation-2, reflexiveto keep back, remain, stay, hold position
- conjugation-2to know, grasp, understand, conceive
- conjugation-2to recollect, retain knowledge of, remember, bear in mind
- conjugation-2to insist, uphold
- conjugation-2to be binding on; to bind, hold, obligate
- conjugation-2to arrive at a place, reach
- conjugation-2to set, fix, hold on a fixed position
- conjugation-2to hold in prison
- conjugation-2to comprise, contain, include, hold
- conjugation-2to hold someone's interest, to be interesting (to someone)
“Hic liber me tenet.” — This book interests me; I find this book interesting.
- conjugation-2to embrace, hug
- conjugation-2to hold on, last
Formsteneō(canonical) · tenēre(infinitive, present) · tenuī(active, perfect) · tetinī(active, perfect) · tentum(supine) · teneō(active, first-person, indicative, present, singular) · tenēs(active, indicative, present, second-person, singular) · tenet(active, indicative, present, singular, third-person) · tenēmus(active, first-person, indicative, plural, present) · tenētis(active, indicative, plural, present, second-person) · tenent(active, indicative, plural, present, third-person) · tenēbam(active, first-person, imperfect, indicative, singular) · tenēbās(active, imperfect, indicative, second-person, singular) · tenēbat(active, imperfect, indicative, singular, third-person) · tenēbāmus(active, first-person, imperfect, indicative, plural) · tenēbātis(active, imperfect, indicative, plural, second-person) · tenēbant(active, imperfect, indicative, plural, third-person) · tenēbō(active, first-person, future, indicative, singular) · tenēbis(active, future, indicative, second-person, singular) · tenēbit(active, future, indicative, singular, third-person)