vorenthalten

== German == === Alternative forms === (obsolete) fürenthalten === Etymology === From Middle High German vorenthalten, equivalent to vor- +‎ enthalten. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfoːɐ̯ʔɛntˌhaltn̩/ Hyphenation: vor‧ent‧hal‧ten === Verb === vorenthalten (class 7 strong, third-person singular present enthält vor, past tense enthielt vor, past participle vorenthalten, auxiliary haben) (transitive) to withhold (transitive) to retain ==== Usage notes ==== In older usage, it was not uncommon for vorenthalten to be treated as an inseparable verb where the prefix vor- did not detach from the rest of the verb when conjugated. This is now archaic; today the verb is always separable. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Synonyms ==== zurückhalten === Further reading === “vorenthalten” in Duden online “vorenthalten”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “vorenthalten” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “vorenthalten” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.