hold
verb (used with object)
to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp.
has held
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present perfectof hold (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Even so, Anak Krakatau remained at the second-highest alert level on Indonesia's volcanic warning scale, a status it has held since early July.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026
In some sense, it is a miracle that the party survived, though it has held on in a deeply diminished fashion.
From Slate ● Sep. 18, 2026
Those expectations arrive as Wall Street remains on the lookout for signs of weakness among consumers, whose spending has held up even as gas prices have climbed this year amid persistent inflation.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 13, 2026
The 69-year-old also contemplates a new activity: becoming a U.S. senator, by booting out another Dan Sullivan who has held that job for 12 years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
“Ah,” he said, like a thirsty man who, having just drunk deeply, puts down the glass to let out the breath he has held while drinking.
From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
