détenir

== French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French detenir, borrowed from Latin detinēre, and adapted to the conjugation of tenir. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /det.niʁ/ ~ /dɛt.niʁ/ Rhymes: -iʁ === Verb === détenir (law) to detain to possess, to have, to hold Synonyms: avoir, posséder détenir un don, un pouvoir ― to possess a talent, a power ==== Conjugation ==== This is a verb in a group of -ir verbs. All verbs ending in -tenir, such as contenir and retenir, are conjugated this way. Such verbs are the only verbs whose past historic and subjunctive imperfect endings do not start with one of these thematic vowels: -a-, -i-, -u-. ==== Related terms ==== détention détenu === Further reading === “détenir”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === teindre tenir de