Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

inhold

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: in-hold
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To contain, hold in.

verb

To possess inherently, contain in oneself.

Example Sentences

"Sound implicates these obscure tethers, which connect sound to noise, thereby giving sound its sense. The implicated difference inholds an obscure reserve of sense."
"c. 1604-1618, Sir Walter Raleigh, Cynthia If to the living were my muse addressed, Or did my mind her own spirit still inhold"

Etymology

From in- + hold. Compare Old English onhealdan (“to hold, keep, maintain”). More at in, hold.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: in

Inflected Forms

inholds (present, singular) inholding (participle, present) inheld (past) inheld (participle, past) inholden (obsolete, participle)

Frequently Paired Words

inholding inholder

Synonyms

possess

Rhymes With

old told hold gold go for the gold cold sold bold rolled fold threshold mold

Questions

What does inhold mean?: To contain, hold in.
Where does inhold come from?: From in- + hold. Compare Old English onhealdan (“to hold, keep, maintain”). More at in, hold.

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