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

Jobless numbers edged up in Germany in December, official data published earlier this week said, though the unemployment rate itself held steady.

From The Wall Street Journal

The decline ends four consecutive months of rising business sentiment as the eurozone held up better than expected to higher U.S. tariffs.

From The Wall Street Journal

The measure would exempt directly held real estate, pensions and retirement accounts from the calculation of net worth.

From Los Angeles Times

“I found it really disturbing that the pardons put people on the street again who had been held to account,” Honl-Stuenkel said.

From Salon

The last major cross-country event held in Britain was the 2008 Edinburgh World Cross Country Championships.

From BBC