retenir

/ʁə.tə.niʁ/

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Translation

to retain, to hold back, to remember

Grammar

Verb type-ir irregular (tenir family)

Irregular verb. A full conjugation table for irregular verbs is coming soon. For now, use a reference like Wordreference or RAE.

' .

I cannot remember his surname.

Retiens .

Remember well what I am going to tell you.

larmes .

He had to hold back his tears in front of the children.

employés.

The boss wants to keep the best employees.

retenu .

We have reserved a table for tonight.

apprendre

to learn; to teach

empêcher

to prevent; to stop

garder

to keep, to look after

souvenir

to remember (reflexive: se souvenir); also a noun meaning 'memory, souvenir'

tenir

to hold, to keep

Track this word in your spaced-repetition queue and be tested on it at the right interval.

This word is part of lesson 25.