underholde

Danish

Etymology

From under- +‎ holde.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɔnʌˌhʌlˀə]

Verb

underholde (imperative underhold, present tense underholder, passive underholdes, simple past and past participle underholdt, present participle underholdende)

  1. to amuse, entertain
    Synonym: forlyste
    1. (ironic) to preoccupy, busy (someone)
  2. to support, maintain, provide
    Synonym: forsørge

Conjugation

Conjugation of underholde
active passive
present underholder underholdes
past underholdt underholdtes
infinitive underholde underholdes
imperative underhold —
participle
present underholdende
past underholdt
(auxiliary verb have)
gerund underholden

Derived terms

Fixed Expression

  • underholde sig med nogen (“have a (superficial) conversation with somebody”)

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From under- +‎ holde.

Verb

underholde (imperative underhold, present tense underholder, passive underholdes, simple past and past participle underholdt, present participle underholdende)

  1. to support, maintain
  2. to amuse, entertain

Derived terms

See also

  • underhalde (Nynorsk)

References

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