ten / tain / tin
to hold, to keep
Latin · tenere / tentus
Latin tenere means to hold. Words with ten, tain and tin are about holding: contain holds together, retain holds back, maintain holds in hand, a tenant holds a house, tenacious means holding on tight.
Memory trick
Ten: a tenant holds the keys to the flat.
Words from this root
- contain (con + tain) — to hold withinसमाहित करना
- container (con + tain + er) — a thing that holdsडिब्बा, पात्र
- retain (re + tain) — to hold back, keepरोके रखना, बनाए रखना
- retention (re + ten + tion) — the power of keepingस्मरण शक्ति
- detain (de + tain) — to hold back, delayरोक लेना, हिरासत में लेना
- maintain (main + tain) — to keep in good conditionबनाए रखना
- maintenance (main + ten + ance) — the act of keeping upरखरखाव
- tenant (ten + ant) — a person who holds a houseकिरायेदार
- tenacious (ten + acious) — holding on tightअड़ियल, पकड़ बनाए रखने वाला
- continue (con + tin + ue) — to hold together without breakingजारी रखना
- abstain (abs + tain) — to hold oneself backपरहेज़ करना
- obtain (ob + tain) — to hold, getप्राप्त करना
- entertain (enter + tain) — to hold the attentionमनोरंजन करना, आतिथ्य करना
- lieutenant (lieu + tenant) — a place-holder, an officerलेफ्टिनेंट