German

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Etymology

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Univerbation of inne +‎ haben.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈɪnəˌhaːbn̩]
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  • Hyphenation: in‧ne‧ha‧ben

Verb

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innehaben (irregular, third-person singular present hat inne, past tense hatte inne, past participle innegehabt, past subjunctive hätte inne, auxiliary haben)

  1. to hold (e.g. a post or office)
  2. (formal) to possess
  3. (dated) to master (e.g. a skill)

Conjugation

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Further reading

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  • innehaben” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • innehaben” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • innehaben” in Duden online
  • innehaben” in OpenThesaurus.de