tener
Meanings
Verb
1. to have; to possess (transitive, literally)
2. to have; to possess; to be (a condition or quality) (transitive)
3. to hold; to grasp (transitive)
4. to contain; to hold (e.g. to "hold the power to", "hold the key", "hold a clue", "hold the truth", "have a hold on", "hold in store", "hold all the cards", "hold in high regard", etc.) (transitive)
5. to have; to feel (internally) (transitive)
6. to make to feel (transitive)
7. to have (a measure or age) (transitive)
8. to have to
a. do not have to (in the negative)
b. must not (in the negative)
9. to get (e.g. to get a minute, to get an idea, to get a chance, to get a concussion/bruise/headache, to get in an accident, to get a place, to get a view of, to get a meeting, to get a vision, etc.)
10. to keep; to bear (in certain phrases; e.g. to bear in mind, bear a resemblance, keep a journal/diary, keep around something or someone)
11. to make (in a few select phrases)
12. to be taken (usually has deber for an auxiliary verb when used) (reflexive)
Examples19136
Tengo que salir ahora.
I have to leave now.
Ahora todo tiene sentido.
Now everything makes sense.
Ella tiene seis hermanos.
She has six brothers.
¿Quién tiene razón?
Who is right?
Usted tiene suerte.
You are lucky.
Eso nos tiene tristes.
That makes us sad.