Meaning

3 senses

  1. To preside in a formal manner over an official assembly of courtiers and others in which entertainment is presented or affairs of state are considered.

  2. To convene or preside over a trial or other legal proceeding in a court of law.

  3. (broadly, idiomatic)To serve as the principal discussant or center of attention in an informal gathering of friends, associates, etc.

Examples

1 sentences

  1. None of this will hold up in court.

    deVor Gericht wird nichts davon Bestand haben. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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Translations

3 languages

Forms

holds court, holding court, held court, held court
Base formhold court · to hold court
3rd person singularholds court
Present participleholding court
Past simpleheld court
Past participleheld court

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyhold court
he, she, itholds court

Past simpleLesson

all personsheld court

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave held court
he, she, ithas held court

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill hold court

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
hoistC2holdA2holderB2holdingholeA1
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