tenere.

to hold

tieni il libro in mano

to hold to set aside; to conserve

to hold to hold (one's spot in line, etc.)

to hold to reserve

to keep

tenere gli occhi aperti

tenere i soldi sotto il materasso

to hold up; to sustain

quel pilastro tiene l'intero edificio

il scaffale tiene al peso dei libri

continue to wear; to not remove (a garment); to keep on (a garment)

ora ancora piove, quindi tieni la giacca

to take

tieni la penna

tieni la sinistra

to have; to possess

tengo una bella casa

to treat (in a certain way)

l'ho sempre tenuta come una bambina

to have employed

tiene dieci camerieri

to manage

tenere una trattoria

to carry out (of a speech, lesson, etc.)

to have over or keep (at a place)

tenerla a cena

mi ha tenuto a lavorare

to hold back (an impulse, feeling, etc.)

tenere il pianto

to look over or take care of

to assume or take up (a behavior, attitude, etc.)

to take up (to occupy space)

to contain

to defend (a position, etc.) from enemy attack

abbiamo tenuto lo sbocco della valle

to continue coverage of uninteresting or unpressing news, in hopes of future developments

to consider or deem; to hold to be

come egli molto l'amava e molto bella la teneva

to refrain from spending; to be stingy

to stick or attach well [auxiliary avere] (of a glue, etc.)

to be airtight

to seem colorable; to hold water

to last

un amore che ha tenuto nonostante le criticità

to support someone's views, positions, etc. [with per]

se tieni per me, votami

to root [with per ‘for’]

to like or love (in a non romantic way) [with a]

to remain stable [auxiliary avere] (of a currency, stock market, etc.)

to look like

feminine plural of tenero