Tenir

To hold. To keep. To have. To secure (a spar, a mast). To sit (of courts). To hold on. Tenir bon. To hold on, to hold out, to stand the strain. To stand fast. To suspend execution of an order, etc. To keep (a hawser, etc.) taut.—Tenir garnison. To be in garrison.— Est tenu a. Is required to. Is bound to.—Je le tiens de. [ have it from, I have it on the authority of —Tenir compte de. To take account of —Tenir en étai. To stay (a spar).—Tenir la mer. To keep the sea. To hold on in a storm.—Tenir en haleine. To keep busy, to keep in training.—TIl tient de son pére. He resembles his father.—Il tient 4 vous. It depends on you. S’en tenir a. To stick to, to be governed by.—Tenir dans la main. To keep under control (horse, etc.).—Tenir compte de. To allow for (e.g., draft, weights)—Tenir en respect. To keep (an opponent) on the watch, to hold in check.— Se tenir en embuscade. To be in ambush.—Se tenir mal 4 cheval. To have a poor seat on horseback.—Savoir 4 quoi s’en tenir. To know where one stands, what one has to do. [p.570]