Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hold to

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.19 in modern English

Syllables: hold -to
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To share or subscribe to (a belief, etc.).

Transitive verb

verb

To adhere strongly to (a conviction, story, etc.).

Transitive verb

verb

To follow, be consistent with (a rule, pattern, etc.)

verb

To compel (someone) to remain faithful to (a commitment, moral standard, etc.).

Example Sentences

"I do not hold to their radical opinions."
"to hold to one's original story"
"Despite contrary admonitions, they held to their fundamentalist Christian views."
"The poem which holds strictly to Rağaz-meter (altered) is set to music unrelated in time."
"Jill holds her grandfather to her own standards and finds them wanting."

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

holds to (present, singular) holding to (participle, present) held to (past) held to (participle, past) holden to (archaic, participle)

Phrases

hold to account hold someone's feet to the fire

Questions

What does hold to mean?: To share or subscribe to (a belief, etc.).

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