anbehalten
German, verb[ˈanbəˌhaltn̩]
anbehalten is spelled A-N-B-E-H-A-L-T-E-N (10 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written German, the 125,379th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Anbehalten is a German verb meaning “to keep on” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ein Kleidungsstück für eine gewisse Dauer tragen und nicht ausziehen”.
What does anbehalten mean in English?
verb
- 1
to keep on
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. ein Kleidungsstück für eine gewisse Dauer tragen und nicht ausziehen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of anbehalten
- behält an present singular third-person
- behielt an past
- haben auxiliary
- 7 strong
- anbehaltend participle present
- anzubehalten infinitive infinitive-zu
- behalte an first-person indicative present
- behalten an first-person indicative plural
- behältst an indicative present second-person
- behaltet an indicative plural present
- behaltest an second-person singular subjunctive
- behielten an first-person indicative plural
- behielte an first-person formal rare
- behieltest an indicative preterite second-person
- behieltst an indicative preterite second-person
- behieltet an indicative plural preterite
- behalt an! imperative singular
- behalte an! imperative singular
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce anbehalten?
- [ˈanbəˌhaltn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is anbehalten in German?
anbehalten appears about once in every 6 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).