contenir

Old French

verb
Definitions
  • (reflexive) to control oneself, to keep one's feelings and behavior in check
  • (reflexive) to behave in a given way

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin continēre root from Proto-Indo-European *ten- (stretch, draw, extend, pull, clench, flex).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ten-

Gloss

stretch, draw, extend, pull, clench, flex

Concept
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Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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