hold sway
To have the greatest influenceTo have the greatest influence (over someone or something); to be pre-eminent; to dominate.
» Though he is no longer president, he still holds considerable sway among the political elite.
Obgleich er nicht mehr Präsident ist, hat er immer noch beachtlichen Einfluss innerhalb der politischen Elite. — MUIRIEL
darinmex · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 senses(idiomatic)To have the greatest influence (over someone or something); to be pre-eminent; to dominate.
преобладатьpreobladatʹ
- be master; reign or rule
Examples
2 sentencesThough he is no longer president, he still holds considerable sway among the political elite.
deObgleich er nicht mehr Präsident ist, hat er immer noch beachtlichen Einfluss innerhalb der politischen Elite. — MUIRIEL
France wasn't the first foreign power to hold sway of Algeria.
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 1
Forms
holds sway, holding sway, held sway, held sway| Base form | hold sway · to hold sway |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | holds sway |
| Present participle | holding sway |
| Past simple | held sway |
| Past participle | held sway |
irregular · Lesson
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
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.