продержа́ть

verbperfectivevery rarely used (#19276)

1.
to hold (for a while), to keep holding
Всю доро́гу она́ продержа́ла ребёнка на рука́х.
She held the child in her arms the whole way.
Perfective; stresses that the holding lasted a certain time.
2.
to keep (for a while), to store (for a while)
Мя́со продержа́ли в холоди́льнике два дня.
The meat was kept in the fridge for two days.
3.
to keep (somebody somewhere), to detain (for a while)
Его продержа́ли в больни́це неде́лю.
They kept him in hospital for a week.

Examples

Меня весь день продержа́ли взаперти.
I remained locked in all day.
Врача попросили продержать пациента в больнице неделю.
The doctor was asked to keep the patient in the hospital for a week.
Она продержала лекарство в холодильнике до утра.
She kept the medicine in the refrigerator until morning.

Note: Stress change.

Imperative
ты	продержи́
вы	продержи́те

Active present	-
Active past	продержа́вший	having held, having kept, that held, that kept
Passive present	-
Passive past	проде́ржанный	held, kept, retained, used
Gerund present	-
Gerund past	продержа́в продержавши	while doing (past)

уде́рживатьto hold; to hold back; to withhold (from wages)
verbimperfective
выде́рживатьto endure/sustain/bear/in difficult conditions not to succumb to external influence
verbimperfective
заде́рживатьto delay; to hold up; to hold (one's breath); to detain
verbimperfective
издержа́тьсяto spend all one's money
verbperfective
изде́рживатьto expend
verbimperfective

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(Derived from ржать.)

Verb	Prefix	Meaning
держа́ть	де-	to hold; to keep; to support; to run; to behave; to take (an exam)
держа́ться	де-	to hold on to; to behave; to keep to; to hold; to keep away; to last
вы́держать	вы-	to endure; to pass (an exam)
задержа́ть	за-	to delay; to hold up; to detain

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