te·ne·o

endure
hold
keep
know
maintain
persevere
persist
possess
to grasp
to hold
to keep on
to occupy
understand

Phrases with the word teneo

auribus teneo lupum – I hold a wolf by the ears
nemo tenetur seipsum accusare – no one is bound to accuse himself
non teneas aurum totum quod splendet ut aurum – Do not hold as gold all that shines as gold.
teneo te Africa – I hold you, Africa!

Synonyms for teneo

agnosco – acknowledge, admit, perceive, recognize, report, to know again, to recognize, understand
alo – cherish, keep, maintain, nourish, support, sustain
arcis – citadel, donjon, fortress, keep, stronghold
arx – citadel, donjon, fortress, keep, stronghold, town
comprehendo – apprehend, arrest, catch red, comprehend, include, seize, take firmly, take prisoner, take together, to embrace, to grasp, to seize, to to gather together, unite
conservo – conserve, hold to, keep, maintain, to preserve
conspicio – behold, perceive, to catch sight of, to observe, understand
consto – endure, stand firm, stop, to be established
contendo – cast, compete, contrast, hasten, maintain, shoot, strive, struggle, to assert, to compare, to contend
contineo – affect, befall, border on, confine, connect, contain, grasp, hold together, include, infect, join, keep together, reach, restrain, surround, to contian, to hold, to hold back, to keep in, to keep togethere, to touch
duro – endure, last, to harden
eduro – persist, to last endure
firmo – affirm, encourage, maintain, make firm, secure, strengthen, to assert, to make lasting
habeo – consider, hold, possess, regard, to have
habitum – consider, hold, possess, regard, to have
habui – consider, hold, possess, regard, to have
maneo – abide by, endure, last, stay, stay the night, to remain
nitor – brightness, brillance, brilliance, depend upon, elegance, exert oneself, glow, lean, make an effort, persevere, splendor, support oneself, to endeavor, to rest, to strive, trust in
obduro – endure, hold out, last, persist, to be hard
obtineo – keep, maintain, possess, to continue, to gain, to hold
occupo – appropriate, commandeer, confiscate, enjoy, get a start on, grasp, seize, to occupy, to take possession
patior – abide, be afflicted with, endure, permit, to suffer
percepi – learn, perceive, to gain, understand
perceptum – learn, perceive, to gain, understand
percipio – learn, perceive, to gain, understand
perfero – endure, suffer, to bear, to endure, undergo
permaneo – endure, last, to stay to the end
persevero – continue, continue steadfastly, persevere, to persist, to to abide by strictly
persisto – persevere, to persist
possideo – abide, hold
reservo – hold back, keep, keep back, preserve, reserve
retineo – affirm, detain, keep, maintain, not let go, restrain, to hold back, to remember
sapio – know, to discern
scio – to know, understand
servo – guard, keep, observe, protect, reserve, save, serve, to preserve, to watch over
statuo – decide, establish, make an arrangment, place, set up, to cause to stand, to establish, to give a ruling, to hold
suscipio – accept, begin, maintain, raise, receive, support, take up, to raise up, undertake
sustineo – endure, sustain, to hold up
tolero – bear, endure, sustain, to tolerate
usus – employ, enjoy, experience, possess, profit, skill, tage, to use, use
uti – employ, enjoy, possess, to use
utor – benefit or profit from, employ, enjoy, find, possess, to associate with, to take tage of, to use, use, with traits of character, yield to
verto – interpret, overthrow, rout, to flee, to put to flight, to turn, to turn into, tranform, turn around, turn up, understand, upset
video – comprehend, observe, to see, understand
vidi – comprehend, observe, to see, understand
visum – comprehend, observe, sight, to see, understand, view, vision

Similar to teneo

tenera – delicate, soft, tender, young
tenerum – delicate, soft, tender, young
neo – interweave, to spin
moneo – admonish, instruct, remind, to warn
seneo – aged, to be old
ineo – begin, commence, go in, start, to begin, to enter, undertake
maneo – abide by, endure, last, stay, stay the night, to remain