verhalten

== German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fɛɐ̯ˈhaltn̩/, /fɛɐ̯ˈhaltən/ Hyphenation: ver‧hal‧ten === Etymology 1 === From Middle High German verhalten, from Old High German firhaltan, from Proto-West Germanic *frahaldan, equivalent to ver- +‎ halten. Cognate with Middle Low German vörhōlden, Dutch verhouden, English forhold. Compare Danish forholde sig. ==== Verb ==== verhalten (class 7 strong, third-person singular present verhält, past tense verhielt, past participle verhalten, auxiliary haben) (reflexive) to behave (reflexive) to be contradistinguished, to be characterized in relation to its environment; (reflexive, impersonal) to be (reflexive, law jargon) to take a stand, to express an assessment of Synonyms: eingehen auf, ansprechen (philosophy) to comport oneself or have a bearing toward the world. (transitive, reflexive, archaic) to repress, to make more slow (Can we add an example for this sense?) (reflexive, sports, riding) to parry (Can we add an example for this sense?) (reflexive, regional) to have a good attitude towards oneself (Can we add an example for this sense?) (reflexive, Austria, Switzerland) to undertake (Can we add an example for this sense?) (reflexive, archaic outside Switzerland) to close with the hand ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Derived terms ===== Verhalten Verhaltung === Etymology 2 === ==== Participle ==== verhalten past participle of verhalten ==== Adjective ==== verhalten (strong nominative masculine singular verhaltener, comparative verhaltener, superlative am verhaltensten) restrained ===== Declension ===== === Further reading === “verhalten”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[4] (in German) “verhalten” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961. “verhalten” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “verhalten” in Duden online “verhalten” in OpenThesaurus.de