Held

¹ American  

[held] / hɛld /

noun

1. John, Jr., 1889–1958, U.S. cartoonist, illustrator, and writer.

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held ² American  

[held] / hɛld /

verb

1. simple past tense and a past participle of hold.

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held British  

/ hɛld /

verb

1. the past tense and past participle of hold 1

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Other Word Forms

• unheld adjective

Example Sentences

Upstairs, he showed me the ballroom where they’d held all their dances.

From Salon

Many companies have held back on hiring as they try to manage higher input costs and weakening orders.

From The Wall Street Journal

The walkout follows a five-day strike held last month and that came after talks broke down between the government and union.

From BBC

Merino equalised for Arsenal just before the hour but Chelsea dug in and held out in difficult circumstances.

From Barron's

The latest findings show that the economy is still being held back by tariffs.

From MarketWatch