innehalten

== German == === Alternative forms === inhalten, innhalten, inne halten (obsolete) === Etymology === From Middle High German inne halten, inhalten. Equivalent to inne- +‎ halten, literally “to hold in”. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɪnəˌhaltən/ === Verb === innehalten (class 7 strong, third-person singular present hält inne, past tense hielt inne, past participle innegehalten, auxiliary haben) (intransitive) to pause, to wait a while (especially in order to think, reflect) Er hielt inne, um nachzudenken. ― He paused to think. (transitive) archaic form of einhalten (“to keep, observe”) (transitive) obsolete form of enthalten (“to contain, include”) [chiefly until 17th c.] ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== Innehalten Inhalt === Further reading === “innehalten”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “innehalten” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “innehalten” in Duden online “innehalten” in OpenThesaurus.de