1. “to hold or take up” (cp. semantically Lat. teneo = E. tenet) to reason out, conclude, reflect, surmise, know as such such, realise Ja.i.338; Dhp-a.i.28, Dhp-a.i.41; Dhp-a.ii.15, Dhp-a.ii.20, Dhp-a.ii.37, Dhp-a.ii.96 Dhp-a.iv.197 (an˚); Vv-a.48, Vv-a.200 (an˚), Vv-a.234, Vv-a.260 (an˚), Vv-a.324; Pv-a.119 (for jānāti).
2. to look out for (acc.) Ja.iii.65; Ja.vi.2.

Caus. of upa + dhṛ; cp. dhāreti 3