atener
التعريفات والمعاني
== Spanish ==
=== Etymology ===
Inherited from Latin attinēre.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ateˈneɾ/ [a.t̪eˈneɾ]
Rhymes: -eɾ
Syllabification: a‧te‧ner
=== Verb ===
atener (first-person singular present atengo, first-person singular preterite atuve, past participle atenido)
(obsolete) to maintain, to keep (a tradition, etc.)
to stand by, to stick to, to abide by [with a]
(intransitive, pronominal) to abide by, to stick to, to stand by
atenerse a las consecuencias ― to take the consequences
(intransitive, pronominal) to rely
atenerse a ― to rely on
(intransitive, dated) to keep up
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=== Further reading ===
“atener”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025