Meaning
hold, possess, detain
- to possess or hold officially (records, shares, rights, weapons)
- to hold in custody, detain
In a sentence
La società detiene la maggioranza delle azioni della banca.
The company holds the majority of the bank's shares.
L'atleta detiene ancora il record mondiale dei cento metri.
The athlete still holds the 100-metre world record.
È illegale detenere armi senza un'apposita autorizzazione.
It is illegal to hold weapons without proper authorisation.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| detenere | infinitive |
| detengo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| detieni | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| detiene | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| deteniamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| detenete | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| detengono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| detenevo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| detenevi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| deteneva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| detenevamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| detenevate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| detenevano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| detenni | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| detenesti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| detenne | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| detenemmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| deteneste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| detennero | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| deterrò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| deterrai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| deterrà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| deterremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| deterrete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| deterranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| detenga | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| detenga | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| detenga | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| deteniamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| deteniate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| detengano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| detenessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| detenessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| detenesse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| detenessimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| deteneste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| detenessero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| deterrei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| deterresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| deterrebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| deterremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| deterreste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| deterrebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| detieni | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| deteniamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| detenete | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| detenendo | gerund |
| detenuto | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Formal: common in legal, financial, and journalistic contexts.
- Conjugated like 'tenere' (e.g. detengo, detieni, detiene).
- present: detengo, detieni, detiene, deteniamo, detenete, detengono