hold a grudge
To stay angryTo stay angry (at someone or something).
Meaning
1 senses(idiomatic)To stay angry (at someone or something).
That guy sure can hold a grudge when something goes wrong.
I made a mistake. That's not a good reason to hold a grudge against me.
Examples
41 sentencesTom might be holding a grudge.
Може бути, Том затаїв образу. — deniko
Tom doesn't hold a grudge.
Том зла не тримає. — deniko
deTom hegt keinen Groll. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I'm not one to hold a grudge.
Tom is not one to hold grudges.
Tom isn't the type to hold a grudge.
deTom ist der Typ, der nachtragend wäre. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
1 languagesForms
holds a grudge, holding a grudge, held a grudge, held a grudge| Base form | hold a grudge · to hold a grudge |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | holds a grudge |
| Present participle | holding a grudge |
| Past simple | held a grudge |
| Past participle | held a grudge |
irregular · Lesson
Synonyms
1 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.