entretenir

== Catalan == === Etymology === From entre +‎ tenir. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ən.tɾə.təˈni] IPA(key): (Valencia) [en.tɾe.teˈniɾ] Rhymes: -i(ɾ) === Verb === entretenir (first-person singular present entretinc, first-person singular preterite entretinguí, past participle entretingut); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /e/ to delay, hold up Synonym: retenir to entertain Synonyms: divertir, distreure (pronominal) to waste time, to dawdle (pronominal) to be delayed Synonym: retardar-se (pronominal) to amuse oneself Synonym: distreure's ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== entreteniment entretenir-se === Further reading === “entretenir”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “entretenir”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “entretenir” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. “entretenir” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French entretenir, from Old French entretenir; equivalent to entre + tenir. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɑ̃.tʁə.t(ə).niʁ/ === Verb === entretenir (transitive) to maintain, to look after (transitive) to support (e.g. a family) (transitive, figuratively) to fuel, to keep something going (reflexive) to have a discussion (with someone) (reflexive) to keep fit ==== Conjugation ==== This is a verb in a group of -ir verbs. All verbs ending in -tenir, such as contenir and détenir, 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 ==== entretien === Further reading === “entretenir”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === inertèrent == Middle French == === Etymology === From Old French entretenir. === Verb === entretenir (transitive) to maintain; to look after ==== Descendants ==== English: entertain French: entretenir == Old French == === Etymology === entre + tenir. === Verb === entretenir (reflexive, s'entretenir) to support one another ==== Conjugation ==== This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb has a stressed present stem entretien distinct from the unstressed stem entreten, as well as other irregularities. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide. ==== Descendants ==== Middle French: entretenir → English: entertain French: entretenir