German Word: festhalten
English Meaning: 1. to hold on to sth 2. to capture, to record (by drawing or filming) 3. to detain, to hold

Word Forms: fest, festgehalten, festgehaltene, festgehaltenen, festgehaltener, festgehaltenes, festhält, festhalte, festhaltend, festhaltest, festhaltet, festhältst, festhielt, festhielte, festhielten, festhieltest, festhieltet, festhieltst, festzuhalten, halt, hält, halte, halten, haltest, haltet, hältst, hielt, hielte, hielten, hieltest, hieltet, hieltst

Example Sentences:

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Du solltest dich am Geländer festhalten.
You should hold on to the railing.
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Sein Leben wurde in einem Dokumentarfilm festgehalten.
His life was captured in a documentary.
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Er wurde 24 Stunden lang festgehalten, aber dann freigelassen.
He was detained for 24 hours but then released.
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Related Words:

fest hard, fixed, firm [Show Details]

halten 1. to hold 2. to keep Here: to hold, to keep [Show Details]

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