Meaning of teni | Babel Free

Definitions

to hold, to keep (hold on to)

Equivalents

Examples

““Mi faris eltrovon, la plej grandan de post jarcentoj!” li krias, “kaj de pli ol dudek jaroj oni min tenas ĉi tie enŝlositan!””

“I made a discovery, the greatest in centuries!” he cries, “and they've kept me locked up here for more than twenty years!”

“En la manoj li tenas kaptoŝnuron.”

He's holding a lasso in his hands.

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