Languages › French French Expressions With Tenir Share Flipboard Email Print Se tenir au courant de quelque chose means "to keep informed about something.". piola666/E+/Getty Images French Vocabulary Pronunciation & Conversation Grammar Resources For Teachers By ThoughtCo Updated March 07, 2019 The French verb tenir literally means to hold, keep, or grasp and is also used in many idiomatic expressions. Learn how to keep in mind, have on good authority, keep an eye on someone, and more with this list of expressions with tenir. Examples of Expressions With Tenir tenir à + infinitive—to be anxious totenir à ce que + subjunctive—to be anxious thattenir à quelque chose—to cherish somethingtenir bon—to hold one's groundtenir compagnie à quelqu'un—to keep someone companytenir compte de—to keep in mind, to take into accounttenir debout (figuratively)—to hold watertenir de bonne source—to have on good authoritytenir de quelqu'un—to take after someonetenir le bon bout—to be on the right tracktenir le coup—to hold out, to make it throughtenir rigueur à quelqu'un de ne pas—to hold it against someone for nottenir quelqu'un à l'oeil—to keep an eye on someonetenir quelqu'un/quelque chose pour—to regard someone/something asen tenir pour quelqu'un—to fancy/have a crush on someoneil tient que—it depends onQu'à cela ne tienne.—That's no problem.tenez votre gauche/droite—to keep to the left/rightTiens !—Hey there! or Take this.se tenir + adjective—to behavese tenir à quelque chose—to hold onto somethingse tenir au courant de quelque chose—to keep informed about somethingse tenir les côtes—to split one's sides laughingUn tiens vaut mieux que deux tu l'auras.—A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. Cite this Article Format mla apa chicago Your Citation ThoughtCo. "French Expressions With Tenir." ThoughtCo, Aug. 27, 2020, thoughtco.com/french-expressions-with-tenir-1368721. ThoughtCo. (2020, August 27). French Expressions With Tenir. Retrieved from https://www.thoughtco.com/french-expressions-with-tenir-1368721 ThoughtCo. "French Expressions With Tenir." ThoughtCo. https://www.thoughtco.com/french-expressions-with-tenir-1368721 (accessed January 24, 2021). copy citation