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

There was nothing more the Swiss racer could do to reel in Franzoni's time in a race held in front of tens of thousands of baying fans in overcast conditions.

From Barron's

ETS, a nonprofit that owns the GRE and Toefl tests, has held talks to sell the exams or find one or more strategic investors, according to people familiar with the matter.

From The Wall Street Journal

There was no remorse, no empathy for the family she left behind, no suggestion that the state should be held to account.

From Salon

"We played well enough to win for 36 minutes and we needed 48. Credit them, they played all 48 and they held us off when we tried to get back in it multiple times."

From Barron's

The world number two slowly began to figure out the American and broke back and held for 2-1, going on to take the set.

From Barron's