tenere

“tenere” is a Italian word. Its 32 meanings in English:

to hold
to set aside; to conserve
to hold (one's spot in line, etc.)
to reserve
to keep
to hold up; to sustain
continue to wear; to not remove (a garment); to keep on (a garment)
to take
to have; to possess
to treat (in a certain way)
to have employed
to manage
to carry out (of a speech, lesson, etc.)
to have over or keep (at a place)
to hold back (an impulse, feeling, etc.)
to look over or take care of
to assume or take up (a behavior, attitude, etc.)
to take up (to occupy space)
to contain
to defend (a position, etc.) from enemy attack
to continue coverage of uninteresting or unpressing news, in hopes of future developments
to consider or deem; to hold to be
to refrain from spending; to be stingy
to stick or attach well [auxiliary avere] (of a glue, etc.)
to be airtight
to seem colorable; to hold water
to last
to support someone's views, positions, etc. [with per]
to root [with per ‘for’]
to like or love (in a non romantic way) [with a]
to remain stable [auxiliary avere] (of a currency, stock market, etc.)
to look like

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