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teneo meaning in English

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teneo [tenere, tenui, tentus] (2nd)
verb

comprehend [comprehended, comprehending, comprehends]verb
[UK: ˌkɒm.prɪ.ˈhend] [US: ˌkɑːm.pri.ˈhend]

hold, keepverb

master [mastered, mastering, masters]verb
[UK: ˈmɑːst.ə(r)] [US: ˈmæst.r̩]

possess [possessed, possessing, possesses]verb
[UK: pə.ˈzes] [US: pə.ˈzes]

preserve [preserved, preserving, preserves]verb
[UK: prɪ.ˈzɜːv] [US: prə.ˈzɝːv]

support [supported, supporting, supports]verb
[UK: sə.ˈpɔːt] [US: sə.ˈpɔːrt]

teneoverb

teneo, defendo, custodio, tutor, tueor verb

guard [guarded, guarding, guards](to protect from some offence)
verb
[UK: ɡɑːd] [US: ˈɡɑːrd]

teneo, lucror verb

gain [gained, gaining, gains](acquire)
verb
[UK: ɡeɪn] [US: ˈɡeɪn]

teneo, possideo verb

occupy [occupied, occupying, occupies](hold a position)
verb
[UK: ˈɒ.kjʊ.paɪ] [US: ˈɑː.kjə.ˌpaɪ]

teneo, potior verb

attain [attained, attaining, attains](to accomplish; to achieve)
verb
[UK: ə.ˈteɪn] [US: ə.ˈteɪn]

capio, intellego, scio, teneo verb

know(understand (a subject))
verb
[UK: nəʊ] [US: ˈnoʊ]

circumteneo [circumtenere, circumtenui, circumtentus] (2nd) TRANS
verb

keep / hold aroundverb

possesverb
[UK: ˈpɒ.sɪz] [US: ˈpɑː.siz]

habeo, teneo verb

retain [retained, retaining, retains](to keep in possession or use)
verb
[UK: rɪ.ˈteɪn] [US: rə.ˈteɪn]

habeo, teneo, possideo, sedeo verb

hold [held, holding, holds](to keep possession)
verb
[UK: həʊld] [US: hoʊld]

reservare, retinere, teneo verb

keep(to maintain possession of)
verb
[UK: kiːp] [US: ˈkiːp]

sto, maneo, teneo, remaneo verb

remain [remained, remaining, remains](to stay behind while others withdraw)
verb
[UK: rɪ.ˈmeɪn] [US: rə.ˈmeɪn]

sto, teneo verb

stay [stayed, staying, stays](to continue to have a particular quality)
verb
[UK: steɪ] [US: ˈsteɪ]