aguantar.
to hold, withhold, hold back, retain (breath, urine)
Meaning & usage
to hold, withhold, hold back, retain (breath, urine)
Para nadar bajo el agua, uno tiene que ser capaz de aguantar la respiración.
to put up with, to tolerate or bear, to endure, to handle, to take, to stand
Esto no se puede aguantar.
Ya no aguanto más.
to suck it up, deal with it
to hang on, to grasp
to hang on, to persevere, to last
to hold (a posture)
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Italian a- Proto-Indo-European *wendʰ- Proto-Indo-European *wondʰnú-der. Proto-Germanic *wantuz Frankish *wantubor. Old French guantbor. Old Occitander. Italian guant(o) Italian -are Italian agguantarebor. Spanish aguantar Borrowed from Italian agguantare.
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