festhalten

B2 Verb frequency rank #3,133

What festhalten means

Verb

to hold on (to) (to keep another object or person in place)
to hold on (to) [with an (+ dative) ‘to something’] (to keep oneself in place by gripping a fixture)
to detain, to hold in custody (by force)
to stick (to), to remain steadfast (in)

Forms

festhalten · hält fest · hielt fest · hat festgehalten (+ Akkusativ; an + Dativ)

Pronunciation

festhalten in a sentence

Er wollte fliehen, aber ich konnte ihn festhalten.

He wanted to flee, but I was able to hold on to him.

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festhalten is B2 German — upper-intermediate vocabulary, ranked #3,133 of 13,000 by how often it appears in written German.

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