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einhalten

Pronunciation: [ˈʔaɪnˌhal.tn̩]

“einhalten” is a German word. Its 7 meanings in English:

verb

  1. an appointment, promise etc.
  2. a plan, course, speed etc.
  3. a tradition, rule, decision etc.
  4. to hold back, withhold, contain (oneself)
  5. to hold one's pee (to resist the urge to urinate)
  6. to desist from, to discontinue, to stop doing
  7. to gather

Etymology

From ein- + halten, an alteration of innehalten, which used to have the same senses, but has since been restricted to “pause, wait”. Compare also enthalten.

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