einhalten

== German == === Etymology === From ein- +‎ halten, an alteration of innehalten, which used to have the same senses, but has since been restricted to “pause, wait”. Compare also enthalten. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈʔaɪnˌhal.tn̩] Hyphenation: ein‧hal‧ten === Verb === einhalten (class 7 strong, third-person singular present hält ein, past tense hielt ein, past participle eingehalten, auxiliary haben) (transitive) to keep, stick to, follow, observe, maintain, abide by, comply with an appointment, promise etc. a plan, course, speed etc. a tradition, rule, decision etc. (transitive or reflexive, now rare) to hold back, withhold, contain (oneself) Synonyms: zurückhalten, bändigen, einkriegen (intransitive, colloquial) to hold one's pee (to resist the urge to urinate) (dated, literary) to desist from, to discontinue, to stop doing [with mit (+ dative) ‘something’] Synonyms: aufhören, ablassen Haltet ein mit eurem bösen Tun! ― Desist from your evil deeds! (sewing) to gather ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Einhalter, Einhaltung ==== Related terms ==== Einhalten einhaltend, eingehalten Einhalt, Inhalt === Further reading === “einhalten” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “einhalten” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “einhalten” in Duden online “einhalten” in OpenThesaurus.de