
festhalten is one of the B1 words in the free course — with this picture, the audio, and spaced repetition.
festhalten
hold on / record
/ˈfɛstˌhaltn̩/Conjugation
Principal parts
festhalten, hielt fest, hat festgehalten
Practice "festhalten"
Examples — festhalten in a sentence
Halt dich am Geländer fest!
Hold on to the railing!
Wir halten das im Protokoll fest.
We record that in the minutes.
How to remember it
fest (firm) + halten → hold firmly: hold on; or record.
Word family
halten family · 12 related words
- anhalten stop
- aufhalten Coming soon to delay; (sich) to stay Shifted meaning
- behalten keep Not predictable
- erhalten receive / preserve Not predictable
- festhalten hold on / record Shifted meaning
- unterhalten entertain / converse / maintain Not predictable
- verhalten Coming soon (sich) to behave Not predictable
- zurückhalten Coming soon to hold back