transitive
irregular
arrest, carry, detain.
free, give, let go.
| Verb الفعل | Pronoun الضمير |
|---|---|
| holds | He/She/It |
| hold | I |
| hold | They/We/You |
| Verb | Form |
|---|---|
| hold | Present Simple |
| held | Past Simple |
| held | Past Participle |
| holding | Present Participle |
| to hold | Infinitive |
she/he/it + holds
they/we/you/I + hold
she/he/it + is + holding
I + am + holding
They/we/you + are + holding
she/he/it + has + held
they/we/you/I + have + held
she/he/it + has + been + holding
they/we/you/ I + have + been + holding
Subj. + held
she/he/it + was + holding
they/we/you/I + were + holding
Subj. + had + held
Subj. + had + been + holding
Subj. + will + hold
she/he/it + is + going to + hold
I + am + going to + hold
they/we/you + are + going to + hold
Subj. + will be + holding
Subj. + will have + held
Subj. + will have been + holding
be left holding the bag
Ultimately our soldiers are the ones left holding the bag.
get hold of
She snatched up the nearest thing that her hand could get hold of.
She snatched up the nearest thing that her hand could get hold of.
he knew that if he failed her, she would hold it against him forever
hold back
he held back, remembering the mistake he had made before
hold down
I held him down until the police arrived
hold forth
Despite his insistence that his faith is a private matter, he has made it a public issue, and rarely misses an opportunity to hold forth on the subject.
My brother held a long stick.
أمسك أخي بعصاة طويلة.
Hold the steering tightly.
أمسك بالمقود جيدًا.
The girl held her sister's hand.
أمسكت الفتاة بيد أختها.
The man held the camel's rope.
أمسك الرجل بحبل الناقة.
Hold the edge of the desk and help me move it.
أمسِك بطرف المكتب وساعدني في نقله.
Middle English holden, earlier halden, from Old English haldan (Anglian), healdan (West Saxon), "to contain; to grasp; to retain (liquid, etc.); to observe, fulfill (a custom, etc.); to have as one's own; to have in mind (of opinions, etc.); to possess, control, rule; to detain, lock up; to foster, cherish, keep watch over; to continue in existence or action; to keep back from action," class VII strong verb (past tense heold, past participle healden), from Proto-Germanic *haldanan (source also of Old Saxon haldan, Old Frisian halda, Old Norse halda, Dutch houden, German halten "to hold," Gothic haldan "to tend").
