tenir à

== French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tə.ni.ʁ‿a/ (tenir à ce que) IPA(key): /tə.ni.ʁ‿a s(ə) kə/ (s'en tenir à) IPA(key): /s‿ɑ̃ t(ə).ni.ʁ‿a/ (se tenir à) IPA(key): /sə t(ə).ni.ʁ‿a/ === Verb === tenir à to be attached to; to be joined to (literally, physically) to be attached to (figuratively, emotionally), to like, to be fond of Synonyms: aimer, aimer bien, chérir Je tiens beaucoup à mes amis. ― I care a lot about my friends. Elle tient à son chien plus que tout. ― She cares about her dog more than anything. to wish, to want, would like Je tiens à ce que tu sois là demain. ― I would like you to be there tomorrow. (tenir à ce que + subjunctive / tenir à + infinitive) to insist on to derive from; to be born of; to be the result of (of abstracts) (impersonal) be up to (to be left to the whims of), for all ~ cares; to depend on (to be contingent on) il tient à + quelqu'un ou quelque chose + que + subjonctif ― (please add an English translation of this usage example) il ne tient qu'à + quelque chose + que + subjonctif ― (please add an English translation of this usage example) il ne tient qu'à + quelqu'un ou quelque chose + de + infinitif ― (please add an English translation of this usage example) (pronominal, s'en tenir à / se tenir à) (of persons) to stick to/with/within, to keep to, to limit oneself to, to be content with; (of abstracts) to stay in bounds of, to keep to ==== Conjugation ==== see tenir === References === “tenir”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === arétin, entrai, inerta, naitre, naître, raient, renait, renaît, reniât, rentai, riante, traine, trainé, traîne, traîné