to hold
- verb
- /hoʊld/
- She holds strong beliefs about environmental conservation and sustainability.
- held beliefs
- hold the view
- hold negative attitudes
In this moment of silence, may we hold them in our hearts.
- In this moment of silence, may we hold them in our hearts.
- It has declared therein what it holds to be duty.
- But it's our job to hold the highest vision.
- The being that's held accountable is the human.
- And core values are these qualities that we hold as very aspirational.
- But still, why do you hold the intuition that P equals NP?
- address the opinions that they hold, their mental positions and point out
- Delusions are false, fixed beliefs that you hold despite evidence to the contrary.
- So, and, and what standard do we hold right for that?
- It was just a dream, but I hold this dream so much.
- Human security also holds girls education dear.
Examples
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Gender stereotypes are widely held sets of beliefs about the typical traits or behaviors of women.
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You know, I know Daily Show fans hold a wide variety of views.
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But it's our job to hold the highest vision.
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And like she said to herself, the standards we hold teachers to are crazy.
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This opinion, Major, was it generally held?
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To what sort of standard should we hold our geniuses?
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Some will argue it is a bit higher, but I hold that it is around $286,000.
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And core values are these qualities that we hold as very aspirational.
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The undertaken study reveals that students hold more positive attitudes toward Standard Arabic as compared to English.
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In the 120-member Florida House, Hispanics hold 11 seats, while Blacks occupy 13.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
To have an opinion or guess about something
To have a particular opinion on something
To consider someone or something in a certain way
To think something is a certain way
To keep a thought or feeling in your mind for a long time
To keep a feeling or idea for a long time
To stay loyal to a promise, plan or belief
To say what you think about something
To stay firmly attached to something or keep believing strongly in an idea
To refuse to change your opinion or decision despite pressure
To agree with an idea or way of doing things
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
To feel angry at someone for something they did in the past that hurt you
- Informal
Make someone do what they promised or take responsibility by pressuring them
Ask anyone who objects to speak now or be silent forever
- Informal
To have the only responsibility for a hard problem when others avoid it
- Slang
A joking request to someone to hold your drink before doing something daring
- Slang
A joking way to say you will try something daring or foolish after someone else does
To support two opposite sides at the same time to please both
Phrasal Verbs
- Specialized
To have the right given by the government to make or sell an invention
Compounds
- NSFW
A tight arm around someone's neck from behind to stop them moving or make them pass out
- Jargon
A position where someone wraps their legs around an opponent's body or head and presses their feet together to squeeze
- Jargon
A wrestler wraps their legs around someone's body or head and squeezes them with the feet
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Hold comes from the old verb healdan, meaning 'to keep', and that shows why to 'hold' a belief is to 'keep' an idea in your mind.