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held adjective [not gradable] (CARRIED) carried, kept, or maintained: a hand-held computer firmly held beliefs (Definition of held from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Held definition: simple past tense and a past participle of hold1. . See examples of HELD used in a sentence.
The meaning of HELD is past tense and past participle of hold.
v. held, hold•ing, n. v.t. 1. to have or keep in the hand; grasp: to hold someone's hand. 2. to set aside; reserve or retain: to hold a reservation. 3. to bear, sustain, or support with or as if with the hands or arms. 4. to keep in a specified state: The preacher held them spellbound.
Synonyms for HELD: clutched, clenched, gripped, grabbed, carried, cradled, took, clung (to); Antonyms of HELD: gave, handed, dropped, delivered, released, rendered, relinquished, yielded
Anything that's held is controlled or kept by someone (or something). A city, for example, might be held by an attacking army. A rebel-held town is occupied by an invading group of rebels, and a Republican-held government is controlled by that particular political party.
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held meaning, definition, what is held: the past tense and past participle of ho...: Learn more.
have or express the belief of: [ ~ + object] [ not: be + ~-ing] He held an opposing view. [ ~ + that clause] Copernicus held that the earth revolves around the sun.
