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Definition hold in British 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
to put a part of your body into a particular position
to have something inside
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.
He held a position of trust and responsibility.
to have an opinion about something
She certainly holds some interesting views.
to have a particular quality
to keep information, for example on a computer
I wanted to see what information the police held on me.
to keep someone somewhere as a prisoner
They were arrested and held under the Prevention of Terrorism Act.
They said they'd hold the reservation for 24 hours.
to continue to have a particular feeling, especially a bad one
I no longer hold any resentment towards him.
to stay or keep something at a particular level
They were pessimistic about the ceasefire holding until the spring.
to stay in the same position, for example when you are exercising
Conventional wisdom held that he would resign.
The court held that the defendants were guilty of trespass.
The clause was held to be unreasonable.
The plaintiff was held to have acted reasonably.
Can you hold the line, please?
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