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verb. uk / held / us / held / Add to word list. past simple and past participle of hold. held. adjective. uk / held / us / held / kept or maintained: firmly held beliefs. widely held opinions. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Keeping and storing things. appropriate. aside. bank. bogart. buffer. capacitance. cling. dump.
The meaning of HELD is past tense and past participle of hold.
Definition of held. past tense of hold. 1. as in clutched. to have or keep in one's hands this casserole dish is too hot to hold, so grab a potholder. Synonyms & Similar Words. Relevance. clutched. clenched. gripped. grabbed. carried. cradled. took. clung (to) held on to. captured. snatched. seized. handled. hugged. trapped.
Held definition: simple past tense and a past participle of hold1. . See examples of HELD used in a sentence.
Definition of held verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
a. : to have possession or ownership of or have at one's disposal. holds property worth millions. the bank holds the title to the car. b. : to have as a privilege or position of responsibility. hold a professorship. c. : to have as a mark of distinction.
The sales held but the profits didn't. The main reason this deal was done was the player wanted to play for us and held firm. The big Serb held firm and pulled one back with a towering header. Commodity stocks and miners gave back some of their earlier gains, although most held firm.
Definition of hold verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. to have or keep in the hand; grasp: to hold someone's hand. 2. to set aside; reserve or retain: to hold a reservation. 3. to bear, sustain, or support with or as if with the hands or arms. 4. to keep in a specified state: The preacher held them spellbound. 5. to detain: The police held her for questioning.
