Meaning

1 senses

  1. To win a game when one is serving.

Examples

2 sentences

  1. Federer held his serve at love at 2-2.

    ruФедерер взял свою подачу под ноль при счёте два-два. — Ooneykcall

    Ooneykcall · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · C1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

  2. Federer held his serve to love at two all.

    ruФедерер взял свою подачу под ноль при счёте два-два. — Ooneykcall

    Ooneykcall · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · C1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

Forms

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

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

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

Past simpleLesson

all personsheld serve

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill hold serve

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
hoistC2holdA2holderB2holdingholeA1
hold serve — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto