German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German zuohalten. Equivalent to zu- +‎ halten.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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zuhalten (class 7 strong, third-person singular present hält zu, past tense hielt zu, past participle zugehalten, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to be keep something shut
    Antonym: aufhalten
  2. (intransitive, with auf) to approach, to bear down on [with accusative]
  3. (archaic) to have an extramarital affair

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • zuhalten” in Duden online
  • zuhalten” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • zuhalten” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon