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Top 500verb, imperfective

держа́ть

[dʲɪrˈʐatʲ]to hold, to keep, to support

Frequency rank #283 About 1 in every 2,700 words in Russian film and TV. The top 500 words make up 71.0% of everything said.
держать #283

Meaning

  1. to hold, to keep, to support

Examples

держа́ть при себе́ кого́-либо

to keep someone close by oneself, to keep someone around

держа́ть при себе́ что́-либо

to keep something to oneself, to hold something inside

Related

  • подержа́ть aspect partner

Forms by frequency

  • держи́imperative, singular, 2nd person#806
  • держа́тьinfinitive#958
  • де́ржитеplural, 2nd person, present#1,665
  • держу́singular, 1st person, present#1,966
  • де́ржитsingular, 3rd person, present#2,850
  • держа́лmasculine, singular, past#3,656
  • де́ржишьsingular, 2nd person, present#5,469
  • де́ржатplural, 3rd person, present#5,486
  • держа́лиplural, past#6,797
  • держа́лаfeminine, singular, past#7,676
  • де́ржимplural, 1st person, present#11,102
  • держа́present, gerund#20,386
  • держа́щийpresent, participle
  • держа́вшийpast, participle

and 5 more forms

Words near #283

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