Verb
festhalten
to hold on (to) (to keep another object or person in place)
B2
rank #3,133
Meanings
Verb
- to hold on (to) (to keep another object or person in place)
- to hold on (to) [with an (+ dative) ‘to something’] (to keep oneself in place by gripping a fixture)
- to detain, to hold in custody (by force)
- to stick (to), to remain steadfast (in)
In a sentence
Er wollte fliehen, aber ich konnte ihn festhalten.
He wanted to flee, but I was able to hold on to him.
Forms
infinitive
festhalten
he/she/it
hält fest
simple past
hielt fest
perfect
hat festgehalten
takes + Akkusativ; an + Dativ