beibehalten

/ˈbaɪbəˌhaltn̩/

verb C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present
behält bei
past
behielt bei
perfect
hat beibehalten

Meaning

  1. to retain, to keep

    Built from bei (along, with) + behalten (to keep).

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Made of

  • bei along, with
  • behalten to keep

Similar words

behalten

Behalten is keeping a physical thing, or keeping something in mind; beibehalten is maintaining a practice, habit, or policy going forward.

Similar in other languages

English

continue

Close — to retain/keep relates to continuing.

Practice

1 What does beibehalten mean?

2 Fill the gap: Wir behalten den alten Plan ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches beibehalten?

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