abhalten
[ˈʔaphaltn̩]
to hold; to keep off, away, or out; to hold off; to stop
- er/sie/es
- abhält
- past
- abhielt
- past participle
- abgehalten
- separable
- ab | halten
Meanings
- 1
to hold — a service, ceremony, etc.
Versuchen Sie, Tom davon abzuhalten!
Try to keep Tom from doing that.
Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tom konnte Maria davon abhalten.
Tom was able to keep Mary from doing that.
Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
to keep off, away, or out; to hold off
- 3
to stop (someone from doing something); to block; to hold back or up
„Ich muss dich davon abhalten.“ – „Wovon?“
"I have to stop you from doing that." "Stop me from doing what?"
Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nichts konnte ihn abhalten, das zu tun.
Nothing could stop him from doing that.
Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 4
to hold — a child while it relieves itselfrare
- 5
to change the direction fromrare
Conjugation
| present | past | |
|---|---|---|
| ich | abhalte | abhielt |
| du | abhältst | abhieltest |
| er/sie/es | abhält | abhielt |
| wir | abhalten | abhielten |
| ihr | abhaltet | abhieltet |
| sie/Sie | abhalten | abhielten |