maßhalten

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

Maß + halten

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmaːsˌhaltən/
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  • Hyphenation: maß‧hal‧ten

Verb

maßhalten (class 7 strong, third-person singular present hält maß, past tense hielt maß, past participle maßgehalten, auxiliary haben)

  1. to be moderate
    Synonym: nicht übertreiben

Usage notes

  • When Maß is written separately in conjugated forms, spelling is allowed both with upper case and lower case M.

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