verb#807 by frequency

behalten

[bəˈhaltn̩]

to keep, to retain; to keep [with accusative ‘information, etc.’ and für ‘to oneself’], to not reveal; to remember

Meanings

1
to keep, to retain — money, items, etc. in one's possession
- Ich will das Kind behalten.
  I want to keep the baby.
  Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR
- Wie lange kann ich das behalten?
  How long may I keep this?
  Tatoeba · Tamy · CC BY 2.0 FR
2
to keep [with accusative ‘information, etc.’ and für (+ accusative reflexive pronoun) ‘to oneself’], to not reveal (a secret)
3
to remember
- Hast du meinen Namen behalten?
  Do you still remember my name?
  Tatoeba · Biderl · CC BY 2.0 FR