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HELD definition: 1. past simple and past participle of hold 2. kept or maintained: 3. past simple and past…. Learn more.
the amount of a company's shares that a person or organization owns: holding in sth He is considering selling his 28% holding in the company. increase/raise/build up a holding The Chairman bought a further 80,000 shares, increasing his holding to 20.3%.
to keep someone in a place so that they cannot leave: hold someone in custody The police are holding several people in custody (= at the police station) for questioning. hold someone hostage The terrorists held him hostage for 18 months. be held prisoner I was held prisoner in a tiny attic room. More examples.
He held the mouse by its tail. to have in a part, or between parts, of the body, or between parts of a tool etc. menggigit; mengepit; menyepit. He held the pencil in his teeth. She was holding a pile of books in her arms. Hold the stamp with tweezers. to support or keep from moving, running away, falling etc. menahan.
Noun. The family’s other holdings include the Shore Lodge and Whitetail Club in McCall. Elena Gastaldo, Idaho Statesman, 18 July 2024 In a 2022 financial disclosure, Vance reported owning holdings in Bitcoin through Coinbase valued between $100,001 and $250,000. Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 16 July 2024.
a section of land leased or otherwise tenanted, especially for agricultural purposes. a company owned by a holding company. Often holdings. legally owned property, especially stocks, bonds, or real estate. holdings,Library Science. the entire collection of books, periodicals, and other materials in a library.
something that holds fast or supports something else. an order reserving something: to put a hold on a library book. Finance. a security purchased or recommended for long-term growth. a controlling force or dominating influence: to have a hold on a person.
Definition of hold verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
synonyms: keeping, retention. see more. the act of holding back or keeping within your possession or control. preservation and methodical arrangement as of documents and papers etc. noun. something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone. synonyms: belongings, property. see more.
Therefore it takes most of its meaning from the word that follows it. 1. verb [no cont] Hold is used with words and expressions indicating an opinion or belief, to show that someone has a particular opinion or believes that something is true. He held firm opinions which usually conflicted with my own.
