hinhalten
/ˈhɪnˌhaltən/ verb C2- to hold out to/for (with the hand etc.) · Er hielt ihr das Geld hin, doch sie nahm es nicht. He held the money out for her, but she didn’t take it.
- to stall (employ delaying tactics against) · Versuch du, sie irgendwie hinzuhalten, während ich versuche, durch die Hintertür zu fliehen. You try to stall her somehow while I try to escape out the back door.
Verb forms
- Infinitive
- hinhalten
- Present (er)
- hält hin
- Präteritum (er)
- hielt hin
- Perfekt (er)
- hat hingehalten
- Infinitive with zu
- hinzuhalten
A strong or irregular verb: its stem changes in some forms, so learn its main forms by heart.
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