aufhalten

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German ūfhalten. Equivalent to auf- +‎ halten. Cognates include Dutch ophouden and English uphold. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʔaʊ̯fhaltn̩/, /ˈʔaʊ̯fhaltən/ Hyphenation: auf‧hal‧ten === Verb === aufhalten (class 7 strong, third-person singular present hält auf, past tense hielt auf, past participle aufgehalten, auxiliary haben) (transitive) to halt, to stop; to hold (someone) up (transitive) to hold something open (for someone) (e.g., a door) (reflexive) to stay (in a place); to stay on (reflexive, in the negative, with mit) to bother, to deal with ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Aufhalten === Further reading === “aufhalten” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “aufhalten” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “aufhalten” in Duden online “aufhalten” in OpenThesaurus.de