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hold with

hold with
H h

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [hohld with, with]
    • /hoʊld wɪθ, wɪð/
    • /həʊld wɪð/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hohld with, with]
    • /hoʊld wɪθ, wɪð/

Definitions of hold with words

  • verb with object hold with to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his. 1
  • verb with object hold with to set aside; reserve or retain: to hold merchandise until called for; to hold a reservation. 1
  • verb with object hold with to bear, sustain, or support, as with the hands or arms, or by any other means. 1
  • verb with object hold with to keep in a specified state, relation, etc.: The preacher held them spellbound. 1
  • verb with object hold with to detain: The police held him at the station house. 1
  • verb with object hold with to engage in; preside over; carry on: to hold a meeting. 1
See all 53 definitions of hold with

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Origin of hold with

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English holden, Old English h(e)aldan; cognate with Old Frisian, Old Norse halda, Old Saxon, Gothic haldan, Old High German haltan (German halten)

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Parts of speech for Hold with

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Hold with

hold with popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

hold with usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for hold with

verb hold with

  • trust — reliance on the integrity, strength, ability, surety, etc., of a person or thing; confidence.
  • affirm — If you affirm that something is true or that something exists, you state firmly and publicly that it is true or exists.
  • recognize — to identify as something or someone previously seen, known, etc.: He had changed so much that one could scarcely recognize him.
  • acknowledge — If you acknowledge a fact or a situation, you accept or admit that it is true or that it exists.
  • favor — something done or granted out of goodwill, rather than from justice or for remuneration; a kind act: to ask a favor.
All 131 Synonyms of hold with

Antonyms for hold with

verb hold with

  • disbelieve — to have no belief in; refuse or reject belief in: to disbelieve reports of UFO sightings.
  • disapprove — to think (something) wrong or reprehensible; censure or condemn in opinion.
  • refuse — to decline to accept (something offered): to refuse an award.
  • dislike — to regard with displeasure, antipathy, or aversion: I dislike working. I dislike oysters.
  • hate — to dislike intensely or passionately; feel extreme aversion for or extreme hostility toward; detest: to hate the enemy; to hate bigotry.
All 55 Antonyms of hold with

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