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innehalten.

to pause, to wait a while (especially in order to think, reflect)

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Meaning & usage

verb/ˈɪnəˌhaltən/
  1. to pause, to wait a while (especially in order to think, reflect)

    class-7 · intransitive · strong
    Er hielt inne, um nachzudenken.
  2. archaic form of einhalten (“to keep, observe”)

    alt-of · archaic · class-7 · strong · transitive
  3. obsolete form of enthalten (“to contain, include”)

    alt-of · class-7 · obsolete · strong · transitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German inne halten, inhalten. Equivalent to inne- + halten, literally “to hold in”.

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