hold against
hold against · holds against · held against · holding against
To think less of forTo think less of (someone) for (something they have done).
» You can't hold that against me.
Meaning
1 sensesTo think less of (someone) for (something they have done).
He was awful to me when we were young, but I don't hold that against him. We were children then.
Examples
52 sentencesYou can't hold that against me.
I won't hold that against you.
Tom is being held against his will.
I hope you don't hold it against me.
Anything you say may be held against you in a court of law.
deAlles, was Sie sagen, kann vor Gericht gegen Sie verwendet werden. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Forms
holds against, holding against, held against, held against| Base form | hold against · to hold against |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | holds against |
| Present participle | holding against |
| Past simple | held against |
| Past participle | held against |
irregular · Lesson
Phrasal verbs
12 phrasal verbs- hold upйти, пітиTo wait or delay.
- hold offвідкласти, відкладатиTo delay (someone or something) temporarily; to keep at bay.
- hold outйти, пітиTo hold (something) out; to extend (something) forward.
- hold onвзяти, братиTo grasp or grip firmly.
- hold inкерувати, контролюватиTo keep something to oneself; to prevent from escaping.
- hold downзупинитися, зупинятисяTo restrain; to check.
- hold backстримуватися, стриматисяTo act with reserve; to contain one's full measure or power.
- hold overвідкласти, відкладатиTo support or sustain someone for a limited period.
Lessons 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