tenir à

to care about; to attach importance to; to insist on

→ tenir

phrase Common #3,164

to care about; to attach importance to; to insist on Used with a person or thing to express emotional attachment or that something is important to you. With an infinitive, tenir à faire quelque chose means “to insist on” or “to be determined to do something.” The infinitive form tenir à appears after another verb or in a quoted expression; in ordinary conjugated sentences, it changes form, such as je tiens à.

FR: L’expression « tenir à » signifie « care about » ou « attacher de l’importance à ».

EN: The expression “tenir à” means “to care about” or “to attach importance to.”