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ahold

/əˈhoʊld/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.86 in modern English

Syllables
ahold
IPA
/əˈhoʊld/
9
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Brought to lie as near to the windward as it can to get out to sea, and thereby held steady.

Obsolete

noun

A hold, grip, grasp.

Informal; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)der. English a- Proto-Germanic *haldaną Proto-West Germanic *haldan Old English healdan Middle English holden English hold English ahold From a- (“on”) + hold.

Usage

Inflected Forms

a-hold (alternative)

Rhymes With

old told hold gold cold sold controlled bold rolled fold enrolled mold

Questions

How do you pronounce ahold?
The recorded pronunciation is /əˈhoʊld/.
What does ahold mean?
Brought to lie as near to the windward as it can to get out to sea, and thereby held steady.
Where does ahold come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)der. English a- Proto-Germanic *haldaną Proto-West Germanic *haldan Old English healdan Middle English holden English hold English ahold From a- (“on”) + hold.

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