held

¹

[ held ]

verb

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

Held

²

[ held ]

noun

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

held

/ hɛld /

verb

1. See hold
   the past tense and past participle of hold 1

Other Words From

• un·held adjective

Example Sentences

They took cover inside a print works to the north east of Paris, where they held a member of staff as a hostage.

From The Daily Beast

But my sources, my young women and their mother, heroically held firm.

From The Daily Beast

Christopher Nolan, Interstellar “My films are always held to a weirdly high standard,” Nolan told me.

From The Daily Beast

In a 2009 interview, Church apostle Dallin H. Oaks held that the Church “does not have a position” on that point.

From The Daily Beast

When companies do bad things they ought to be held accountable for them.

From The Daily Beast

He held it, but it was without pressure; without recognizance of the delight with which he once grasped it.

From Project Gutenberg

The aged woman made no reply; her eyes still studied Ramona's face, and she still held her hand.

From Project Gutenberg

Mr. Jones swung round a large iron key he held in his hand, and light dawned upon him.

From Project Gutenberg

As Spain, however, has fallen from the high place she once held, her colonial system has also gone down.

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Beside her was a box of bonbons, which she held out at intervals to Madame Ratignolle.

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