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Anglo-Norman

Etymology

From Latin retineō.

Verb

retenir

  1. to keep; to retain

Descendants

French

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *retinō, retinīre < Latin retineō < re- + teneō (“to hold”).

Pronunciation

Verb

retenir

  1. (transitive) to hold back, rein in
  2. (transitive) to keep, detain, hold up
  3. (transitive) to retain, hold
  4. (transitive, intransitive) to accept (que that)
  5. (transitive, law) to uphold
  6. (reflexive) to restrain oneself, hold back

Conjugation

Conjugation of retenir (see also Appendix:French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive retenir avoir retenu
gerund en retenant Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle retenant
past participle retenu
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il nous vous ils
simple tenses present retiens retiens retient retenons retenez retiennent
imperfect retenais retenais retenait retenions reteniez retenaient
past historic retins retins retint retînmes retîntes retinrent
future retiendrai retiendras retiendra retiendrons retiendrez retiendront
conditional retiendrais retiendrais retiendrait retiendrions retiendriez retiendraient
compound tenses present perfect Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle
past anterior Use the past historic tense of avoir followed by the past participle
future perfect Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle
conditional perfect Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il que nous que vous qu’ils
simple tenses present retienne retiennes retienne retenions reteniez retiennent
imperfect retinsse retinsses retînt retinssions retinssiez retinssent
compound tenses past Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
— retiens — retenons retenez —

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Old French

Etymology

From Latin retineō.

Verb

retenir

  1. to keep; to retain

Descendants

 

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