dichthalten

See also: Dichthalten

German

Etymology

dicht +‎ halten

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [dɪçtˌhaltn̩]
  • Hyphenation: dicht‧hal‧ten
  • Rhymes: -altn̩

Verb

dichthalten (class 7 strong, third-person singular present hält dicht, past tense hielt dicht, past participle dichtgehalten, auxiliary haben)

  1. (intransitive) to stay sealed
  2. (intransitive, figurative) to keep one's mouth shut, to keep mum

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