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Learn to pronounce hold

/hōld/
verb
  1. grasp, carry, or support with one's hands.
    "she was holding a brown leather suitcase"
    synonyms: clasp, hold onto, clutch, grasp, grip, clench, cling to, have in one's hand, carry, bear, cleave to
  2. keep or detain (someone).
    "the police were holding him on a murder charge"
    synonyms: detain, hold in custody, imprison, lock up, shut up, put behind bars, put in prison, put in jail, incarcerate, keep under lock and key, confine, impound, immure, intern, constrain, keep under constraint, put away, put inside
  3. remain secure, intact, or in position without breaking or giving way.
    "the boat's anchor would not hold"
  4. contain or be capable of containing (a specified amount).
    "the tank held twenty-four gallons"
    synonyms: have a capacity of, take, have room for, have space for, contain, comprise, accommodate, fit, seat, have seats for
  5. have in one's possession.
    "the managing director still holds fifty shares in the company"
    synonyms: possess, have, own, bear, carry, be the owner of, have in one's possession, be in possession of, have to one's name
  6. keep or reserve for someone.
    "a reservation can be held for twenty-four hours"
  7. prevent from going ahead or occurring.
    "hold your fire!"
  8. arrange and take part in (a meeting or conversation).
    "a meeting was held at the church"
    synonyms: convene, call, assemble, summon, conduct, have, organize, run, preside over, officiate at, convoke

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Ein Held (althochdeutsch helido) bzw. eine Heldin ist eine Person, die eine Heldentat, also eine besondere, außeralltägliche Leistung vollbracht hat.
The meaning of HELD is past tense and past participle of hold.
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Definition, Rechtschreibung, Synonyme und Grammatik von 'Held' ✔️ Auf Duden online nachschlagen ✔️ Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache.
Held m. 'durch kühne Taten sich auszeichnender Mann, tapferer Kämpfer', ahd. helid (9. Jh.; vgl. auch furisthelid 'fürstlicher Kämpfer'), mhd. helt, ...
Bedeutung von held auf Englisch · appropriate · aside · bank · bogart · buffer · capacitance · cling · dump · keep (something/someone) back ...
/hɛld/ 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 ...
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Held definition: simple past tense and a past participle of hold1. . See examples of HELD used in a sentence.
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[1] jemand, der sich besonders mutig oder erfolgreich für andere oder für eine Sache einsetzt oder bei einem Einsatz umkommt: [2] Hauptperson einer Geschichte.
Held is the past tense and past participle of hold1. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.