Meaning

1 senses

  1. To be or remain true, valid or applicable; to apply.

Examples

10 sentences

  1. That no longer seems to hold true.

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  2. That should hold true for the rest of this year.

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  3. The same holds true for Tom.

    ruЭто же относится и к Тому. — sharptoothed

    deDas Gleiche gilt für Tom. — Vortarulo

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  4. This holds true for husbands as well as wives.

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  5. The same holds true for Germany.

    ruТо же самое касается и Германии. — marafon

    deDas Gleiche gilt für Deutschland. — Esperantostern

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Forms

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

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

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

Past simpleLesson

all personsheld true

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill hold true

Word family

1 related words
Relatedhold water

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
hoistC2holdA2holderB2holdingholeA1
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