American Dictionary
Definition hold in American English
hold
verb
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verb
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
▪ conference, demonstration, election, inquiry, meeting, rally, referendum, seminar, talks
Hold the flashlight still.
to put a part of your body into a particular position
to have something inside
He held a position of trust and responsibility.
to have an opinion about something
She certainly holds some interesting views.
They were pessimistic about the ceasefire holding until the spring.
to stay or keep something at a particular level
to keep information, for example on a computer
I wanted to see what information the police held on me.
They said they'd hold the reservation for 24 hours.
to keep someone somewhere as a prisoner
They were arrested and held under the Prevention of Terrorism Act.
The court held that the defendants were guilty of trespassing.
The clause was held to be unreasonable.
The plaintiff was held to have acted reasonably.
The government agreed to hold a referendum.
if a meeting or event is held in a particular place or at a particular time, it takes place there at that time
The presidential election was held on April 26.
Can you hold the line, please?
to have a particular quality
to continue to have a particular feeling, especially a bad one
I no longer hold any resentment toward him.
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