held
[ held ]
/ hɛld /
verb
simple past tense and a past participle of hold1.
OTHER WORDS FROM held
un·held, adjectiveWords nearby held
hektoliter,
hektometer,
hektostere,
hel,
hela cell,
held,
heldentenor,
hele in,
helen,
helen of troy,
helena
Definition for held (2 of 3)
Held
[ held ]
/ hɛld /
noun
John, Jr.,1889–1958,
U.S. cartoonist, illustrator, and writer.
Definition for held (3 of 3)
Origin of hold
1
before 900; Middle English
holden, Old English
h(e)aldan; cognate with Old Frisian, Old Norse
halda, Old Saxon, Gothic
haldan, Old High German
haltan (German
halten)
OTHER WORDS FROM hold
hold·a·ble, adjectiveExample sentences from the Web for held
British Dictionary definitions for held (1 of 3)
British Dictionary definitions for held (2 of 3)
hold
1
/ (həʊld) /
verb holds, holding or held (hɛld)
noun
Derived forms of hold
holdable, adjectiveWord Origin for hold
Old English
healdan; related to Old Norse
halla, Gothic
haldan, German
halten
British Dictionary definitions for held (3 of 3)
hold
2
/ (həʊld) /
noun
the space in a ship or aircraft for storing cargo
Word Origin for hold
C16: variant of
hole
Idioms and Phrases with held
hold