underholde

== Danish == === Etymology === From under- +‎ holde. Cognate with Swedish underhålla, Low German ünnerholen, German unterhalten, Dutch onderhouden and West Frisian ûnderhâlde. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈɔnʌˌhʌlˀə] === Verb === underholde (imperative underhold, present tense underholder, passive underholdes, simple past and past participle underholdt, present participle underholdende) to amuse, entertain Synonym: forlyste (ironic) to preoccupy, busy (someone) to support, maintain, provide Synonym: forsørge ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== underholdning underhold underholder ==== Fixed Expression ==== underholde sig med nogen (“have a (superficial) conversation with somebody”) === References === “underholde” in Den Danske Ordbog “underholde” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From under- +‎ holde. === Verb === underholde (imperative underhold, present tense underholder, passive underholdes, simple past and past participle underholdt, present participle underholdende) to support, maintain to amuse, entertain ==== Derived terms ==== underholdning === See also === underhalde (Nynorsk) === References === “underholde” in The Bokmål Dictionary.