| | detain (to)  |
| mihazona | ~ to hold, to grasp, to detain. ~ to grasp, to retain |
| mamahana | ~ to hold fast to something, as a balustrade or cord; to place the feet firmly on the ground in supporting anything or resisting any one, or as a cat pulled by the tail clings to the ground with its claws; to rest upon something or some one, as in resting confidently on God; to detain, to prevent from going or being drawn away; to hold to what belongs to another. |
| mamokeky | ~ [Provincial] to hold to something, to detain, to retain, to prevent from departing |
| manantoandro | ~ to make it full day; to detain, as by procrastination, until the day has far advanced. |
| miato | ~ to stop, to stay, to detain. ~ to stop for a while |
