halten

hold

verb HAL-ten Common

Also means

stop

Usage Note

halten is a strong verb (hielt, gehalten) meaning to hold, but also 'to stop' for vehicles and 'to give' a speech (einen Vortrag halten). The phrase halten von expresses an opinion: Was hältst du davon? ('What do you think of it?'). Reflexive sich halten means to keep or last.

Examples

"Halt bitte meine Tasche kurz."

Natural Translation

Please hold my bag for a moment.

Literal Translation

Hold please my bag briefly.

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