vorhalten

== German == === Etymology === vor- +‎ halten === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌhaltn̩] Hyphenation: vor‧hal‧ten === Verb === vorhalten (class 7 strong, third-person singular present hält vor, past tense hielt vor, past participle vorgehalten, auxiliary haben) (transitive) to hold (something) up (to someone) sich beim Husten oder Niesen die Hand vorhalten ― to hold one's hand in front of one's mouth when coughing or sneezing (transitive) to hold (something) against (someone) (transitive) to provide or reserve (something) for (something) (intransitive) to last ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Vorhalter, Vorhaltung ==== Related terms ==== Vorhalten vorhaltend, vorgehalten zurückhalten, bereithalten === Further reading === “vorhalten”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “vorhalten” in Duden online