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tener meaning in English

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tener [tenera -um, tenerior -or -us, tenerrimus -a -um] adjective

soft / delicate / gentleadjective

tender (age / food)adjective
[UK: ˈten.də(r)] [US: ˈten.dər]

weak / fragile / frailadjective

young / immatureadjective

tenerasco [tenerascere, -, -] (3rd) INTRANS
verb

grow tenderverb

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

teneritas [teneritatis] (3rd) F
noun

softness (Pliny)noun
[UK: ˈsɒft.nəs] [US: ˈsɒft.nəs]

tendernessnoun
[UK: ˈten.də.nəs] [US: ˈten.dər.nəs]

teneritudo [teneritudinis] (3rd) F
noun

friableness, easy workability of soilnoun

tenderness (of age / disposition), youthnoun

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

keep / hold aroundverb

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