atenerse
Spanish, verb[at̪eˈneɾse]
atenerse is spelled A-T-E-N-E-R-S-E (8 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish, the 37,473rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Atenerse is a Spanish verb meaning “infinitive of atener combined with se” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Arrimarse, adherirse a una persona o cosa, teniéndola por más segura”.
What does atenerse mean in English?
verb
- 1
infinitive of atener combined with se
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Arrimarse, adherirse a una persona o cosa, teniéndola por más segura. 2. Ajustarse, sujetarse uno en sus acciones a alguna cosa.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of atenerse
- haberse atenido impersonal infinitive
- ateniéndose impersonal gerund
- habiéndose atenido impersonal gerund
- atenido impersonal participle
- me atengo first-person singular indicative
- te atienes second-person singular indicative
- te atenés second-person singular vos-form
- se atiene third-person singular indicative
- nos atenemos first-person plural indicative
- os atenéis second-person plural indicative
- se atienen third-person plural indicative
- me atenía first-person singular indicative
- te atenías second-person singular indicative
- se atenía third-person singular indicative
- nos ateníamos first-person plural indicative
- os ateníais second-person plural indicative
- se atenían third-person plural indicative
- me atuve first-person singular indicative
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce atenerse?
- [at̪eˈneɾse]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to atenerse
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is atenerse in Spanish?
atenerse appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).