Meaning

3 senses
  1. (transitive)To keep something to oneself; to prevent from escaping.

    to hold in laughter, or one's emotions

  2. (dated, intransitive)To restrain oneself.

    He wanted to laugh and could hardly hold in.

  3. (transitive)To keep (someone) in prison or jail.

More definitions
  • lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits
  • close in
  • hold back; keep from being perceived by others

Examples

402 sentences
  1. Hold the ball in both hands.

    Тримай м'яч обома руками. — deniko

    ruДержи мяч обеими руками. — soweli_Elepanto

  2. The conference is to be held in Tokyo.

    Конференція має відбутися у Токіо. — deniko

    deDie Konferenz soll in Tokio stattfinden. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  3. He was holding a pen in his hand.

    У руці він тримав ручку. — deniko

    ruВ руке он держал ручку. — Elenkina

    deEr hat einen Stift in seiner Hand gehalten. — Espi

  4. Tom is holding a baby in his arms.

    Том тримає немовля на руках. — deniko

    ruТом держит на руках ребёнка. — marafon

  5. Tom is holding a knife in his left hand.

    У лівій руці Том тримає ніж. — deniko

Forms

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

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

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

Past simpleLesson

all personsheld in

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill hold in

Phrasal verbs

12 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

10 synonyms
Close in meaning

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

Dictionary 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.

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