held

¹

[held]

verb

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

Held

²

[held]

noun

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

held

/ hɛld /

verb

1. the past tense and past participle of hold 1

Other Word Forms

• unheld adjective

Example Sentences

He held a rally in Maroua in the strategic Far North region, which has 1.2 million eligible voters and makes up the second largest voting bloc in the country.

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According to Ms Hasina, her son was detained, held for six months and later sentenced to seven years in prison.

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After Watts asked follow-up questions, Porter accused Watts of being “unnecessarily argumentative,” held up her hands towards the reporter’s face and later said, “I don’t want this all on camera.”

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At the end of the academic year, I went to the annual memorial event held by the university where families and students meet each other.

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Hundreds of thousands of people have held a rally in Tel Aviv, ahead of the expected release of Israeli hostages by Hamas.

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