Laxi Dictionary

American Dictionary

Define dictionary terms easily in our powerful online English dictionary.

Searching for...

No matching words found

Try a different search term or browse the dictionary

Definition hold to in American English

hold to phrasal verb

[transitive] phrasal verb
1

to make someone do what they have promised or decided

Example

They didn't hold me to three month's notice.

Synonyms and related words
shanghai nag force
1.1

a friendly way of accepting an invitation or offer for a later date

Synonyms and related words
ask catering disinvite
Example

Anyone appointed to this position should be held to the highest ethical standards.

Synonyms and related words
shanghai nag force
Example

She still holds to the view that violence is never justified.

4

to do what you have promised or decided

Example

The western democracies held to their policy of nonintervention.

Synonyms and related words
keep hold to stick to
Definition hold to in American English