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behouden.

to save, keep

8 characters3 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

verb/bəˈɦɑu̯də(n)/
  1. to save, keep

    transitive
  2. to preserve

    transitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch behouden, from Old Dutch *bihaldan, from Proto-West Germanic *bihaldan (“to keep”). Equivalent to be- + houden.

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