femení
1. darkness.
2. gloom, gloominess.
3. figuradament gloominess, blackness.
4. figuradament sinister nature, shadiness.
5. figuradament obscurity.

masculí
1. botànica knot.
2. node.

adjectiu [fusta] knotty, full of knots.

femení
1. tapeworm.
2. taenia, tenia US.

masculí i femení
1. comerç i mercat i finances etc. holder, bearer.
2. tenidor de llibres bookkeeper.

femení bookkeeping.

adjectiu masculí medicina medicament tenífug taeniafuge, worm-medicine.

masculí supporting, support, propping, holding up.

[imperatiu: singular 2 té o ten (o tingues), plural 2 teniu (o tingueu)] verb transitiu
1. [sentit general] to have.
2. to have got.
3. to possess.
4. tenir molts amics to have many friends.
5. tenir els ulls blaus to have blue eyes.
6. tenir alguna cosa a fer to have something to do.
7. no tinc res a dir-vos I have nothing to tell you.
8. [usos idiomàtics amb alguns substantius] tenir 8 anys to be 8 (years old).
9. tenir gana to be hungry.
10. tenir set to be thirsty.
11. tenir fred to be cold.
12. tenir calor to be hot.
13. tenir 2 m d’alçada [mesura] to be 2 m high.
14. [objecte] to hold, hold up, grasp.
15. to carry, bear.
16. té! here!, here you are!, catch!
17. tenir la paella pel mànec figuradament i col·loquial to be the master, rule the roost.
18. [paraula, promesa] to keep.
19. [d’uns sentiments, etc.] to have, profess (per for).
20. tenir una gran admiració per algú to have (a) great admiration for someone.
21. tenir compte to be careful infinitiu.
22. tenir reunió to (have \ hold) a meeting.
23. tenir lloc [esdeveniment, etc.] to take place, happen, occur.
24. no tinc res a dir-vos I have nothing to tell you.
25. alguna cosa deu tenir there must be something wrong with him.
26. [considerar com a] to think, consider, deem.
27. jo ho tinc per bo I regard it as certain, I consider it definite.
28. tenir algú per + adjectiu to think someone + adjective, (consider \ deem) someone to be + adjective.
29. tothom el tenia per boig everyone thought him mad + infinitiu.
30. ser tingut de + infinitiu to have a duty to + infinitiu, be under an obligation to + infinitiu.
31. [frases fetes] què tens? what’s the matter with you?
32. procura tenir-los contents a tots she tries to keep everybody happy.
33. en tenim per dues hores it will take us two hours.
34. ja en tinc prou I’ve had enough of it, I’m (tired \ sick) of it.
35. no en tinc ni per a començar col·loquial I don’t have enough even to start.
verb pronominal
36. [mantenir-se dret, sense caure, sense cedir] to stand, stand up.
37. estic, de cansat, que no em puc tenir I’m all in, I’m tired out, I’m dead beat.

masculí
1. anglicisme esports tennis.
2. tennis de taula table tennis.