atener
Meanings
Verb
1. to maintain, to keep (a tradition, etc.) (obsolete)
2. to stand by, to stick to, to abide by
3. to abide by, to stick to, to stand by (intransitive, pronominal)
4. to rely (intransitive, pronominal)
5. to keep up (intransitive, archaic)
Examples10
atenerse a
to rely on
atenerse a las consecuencias
to take the consequences
Atengámonos al plan.
Let's stick to the plan.
Espero que Japón se atenga al artículo 9 de su constitución.
I hope that Japan will abide by Article 9 of her Constitution.
Atente a lo inevitable.
Abide by the inevitable.
Deberías atenerte a las consecuencias.
You should abide by the consequences.