unterhalten

German

Etymology

unter- + halten; cognate with Hunsrik unnerhalle

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌʊntəʁˈhaltən/, [ˌʔʊntɐˈhaltn̩]
  • (file)

Verb

unterhalten (class 7 strong, third-person singular simple present unterhält, past tense unterhielt, past participle unterhalten, past subjunctive unterhielte, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to maintain
  2. (transitive) to entertain
  3. (reflexive) to converse
    Er hat sich mit einem Mitarbeiter über die Arbeit unterhalten.
    He conversed with an employee about the work

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Derived terms

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