hold with

verb

1. (intr, preposition) to support; approve of

Idioms and Phrases

Agree with, support, as in I don't hold with that view of the situation. [c. 1300]

Example Sentences

"At moment we are on hold with everything… hopefully everything goes well this summer."

From BBC

A podcast host says he was on hold with 911 for almost an hour after his home was burglarized.

From Los Angeles Times

Critics highlight Musk's potential conflicts of interest, given the billions in contracts his businesses hold with the US government.

From BBC

And then there are the foods I don’t see, packed tightly in checked luggage, surviving the cargo hold with quiet resilience.

From Salon

But if many erupted, he says, a feedback loop could take hold, with ice loss leading to more volcanism, and more eruptions to more ice loss and consequent sea-level rise.

From Science Magazine

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