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held adjective [not gradable] (CARRIED) carried, kept, or maintained: a hand-held computer firmly held beliefs (Definition of held from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Held definition: simple past tense and a past participle of hold1. . See examples of HELD used in a sentence.
The meaning of HELD is past tense and past participle of hold.
to keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression) we managed to hold our laughter until we got outside hold your temper until you hear the whole story. Synonyms & Similar Words. contained. controlled.
Anything that's held is controlled or kept by someone (or something). A city, for example, might be held by an attacking army. A rebel-held town is occupied by an invading group of rebels, and a Republican-held government is controlled by that particular political party.
Definition of held verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
contain, hold, accommodate mean to have or be capable of having within. contain implies the actual presence of a specified substance or quantity within something. the can contains a quart of oil. hold implies the capacity of containing or the usual or permanent function of containing or keeping.
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(Definition of held from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of held in Chinese (Traditional)
