hold – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of hold

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to hold out
Participle: held out
Gerund: holding out

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

Ihold out
youhold out
he;she;itholds out
wehold out
youhold out
theyhold out

Perfect

Ihave held out; holden out
youhave held out; holden out
he;she;ithas held out; holden out
wehave held out; holden out
youhave held out; holden out
theyhave held out; holden out

Past

Iheld out
youheld out
he;she;itheld out
weheld out
youheld out
theyheld out

Pluperfect

Ihad held out; holden out
youhad held out; holden out
he;she;ithad held out; holden out
wehad held out; holden out
youhad held out; holden out
theyhad held out; holden out

Future

Iwill hold out
youwill hold out
he;she;itwill hold out
wewill hold out
youwill hold out
theywill hold out

Future Perfect

Iwill have held out; holden out
youwill have held out; holden out
he;she;itwill have held out; holden out
wewill have held out; holden out
youwill have held out; holden out
theywill have held out; holden out

Subjunctive

Present

Ihold out
youhold out
he;she;ithold out
wehold out
youhold out
theyhold out

Perfect

Ihave held out; holden out
youhave held out; holden out
he;she;ithave held out; holden out
wehave held out; holden out
youhave held out; holden out
theyhave held out; holden out

Imperfect

Iheld out
youheld out
he;she;itheld out
weheld out
youheld out
theyheld out

Pluperfect

Ihad held out; holden out
youhad held out; holden out
he;she;ithad held out; holden out
wehad held out; holden out
youhad held out; holden out
theyhad held out; holden out

Conditional

Present

Iwould hold out
youwould hold out
he;she;itwould hold out
wewould hold out
youwould hold out
theywould hold out

Perfect

Iwould have held out; holden out
youwould have held out; holden out
he;she;itwould have held out; holden out
wewould have held out; holden out
youwould have held out; holden out
theywould have held out; holden out

Imperative

youhold out
weLet's hold out
youhold out

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam holding out
youare holding out
he;she;itis holding out
weare holding out
youare holding out
theyare holding out

Perfect

Ihave been holding out
youhave been holding out
he;she;ithas been holding out
wehave been holding out
youhave been holding out
theyhave been holding out

Past

Iwas holding out
youwere holding out
he;she;itwas holding out
wewere holding out
youwere holding out
theywere holding out

Pluperfect

Ihad been holding out
youhad been holding out
he;she;ithad been holding out
wehad been holding out
youhad been holding out
theyhad been holding out

Future

Iwill be holding out
youwill be holding out
he;she;itwill be holding out
wewill be holding out
youwill be holding out
theywill be holding out

Future Perfect

Iwill have been holding out
youwill have been holding out
he;she;itwill have been holding out
wewill have been holding out
youwill have been holding out
theywill have been holding out

Conditional

Present

Iwould be holding out
youwould be holding out
he;she;itwould be holding out
wewould be holding out
youwould be holding out
theywould be holding out

Perfect

Iwould have been holding out
youwould have been holding out
he;she;itwould have been holding out
wewould have been holding out
youwould have been holding out
theywould have been holding out

Other

Verbs similar to 'hold'

bold, fold, gold, hod, hole, holk, hood, mold, bald, behold,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

grasp or grip
grasp
have and keep possession of something
possess
not to move
stop
not to give way
persevere
restrain oneself
desist
take place
happen
to cease to proceed or act
absist, belay, blin, break off, cease, cess, cheese it, come to an end, desist, discontinue, forbear, halt, have done with, leave off, let up, rest, stanch, staunch, stay, stop, surcease, terminate
to have ownership of
have, own, possess
to cease moving; to come to a stand or standstill
anchor, astand, blin, brake, cease, draw up, grind to a halt, halt, stall, stay, stop
to hold firmly, particularly with the hand
begrasp, begrip, belock, clasp, clench, clinch, cling, clutch, enclasp, fang, fondle, glaum, grab, grabble, grasp, grip, hang on, hold on, hold tight, nim, seize, stranglehold, take
to exist; to be a reality
bechance, befall, belimp, betide, betime, chance, come about, come to pass, crop up, evene, eventuate, go on, hap, happen, occur, pass, take place, transpire
have
possess, retain, keep, occupy, own
continue
endure, persist, remain, maintain, support, sustain, last, bear
restrain
confine, detain, hinder, deactivate

Antonyms

have
lack, need, miss, lose
continue
stop, halt, desist, interrupt
restrain
release, unbind, loosen

Additional Information

Etymology

1. O.E. haldan (Anglian), healdan (W.Saxon), class VII strong verb (past tense heold, pp. healden), from P.Gmc. *khaldanan (cf. O.N. halda, Du. houden, Ger. halten "to hold," Goth. haldan "to tend"), originally "to keep, tend, watch over" (as cattle), later "to have." Ancestral sense is preserved in behold. Holdup, in sense of "a stoppage," is 1837 in Amer.Eng.; sense of "stopping by force and robbing" is 1851, also in Amer.Eng., probably strengthened by notion of "holding up hands." To hold (one's) own is from c.1330. No holds barred "with all restrictions removed" is first recorded 1942 in theater jargon but is ultimately from wrestling. Phrase hold your horses "be patient" is from 1844. Hold out (v.) is from 1907. The original pp. holden was replaced by held beginning 16c., but survives in some legal jargon and in beholden.
2. Etymology tree
3. Proto-Germanic *haldaną
4. Proto-West Germanic *haldan
5. Old English healdan
6. Middle English holden
7. English hold
8. Derived from Middle English holden, derived from Old English healdan, derived from Proto-West Germanic *haldan, derived from Proto-Germanic *haldaną (“to tend, herd”), maybe derived from Proto-Indo-European *kel- (“to drive”). Doublet of halt.
9. Cognates
10. *West Frisian hâlde
11. *Low German holden, holen
12. *Dutch houden
13. *German halten
14. *Danish
15. *Norwegian Bokmål holde
16. *Norwegian Nynorsk halda.
17. Compare Latin celer (“quick”), Tocharian B käl- (“to goad, drive”), Ancient Greek κέλλω (kéllō, “to drive”), Sanskrit कलयति (kalayati, “to impel”). See: Middle English 'holden', Old English 'healdan', Proto-Germanic '*haldaną', Low Saxon 'holden', Dutch 'houden', German, old spelling 'halten', Norwegian 'holde', Norwegian, nynorsk 'halda', Sanskrit 'कलयति'.

Verbs referencing "hold"

Norwegian, nynorsk halda, Luxembourgish halen, German, old spelling halten, Cimbrian haltan, Danish holde, Norwegian holde, Sranan hori, Frisian, Saterlandic hoolde, Sanskrit कलयति, Sanskrit कालयति.

Sample Sentences

  • [...] flat quilt, covering a very thin mattress, spread like a surgical plaster on a most inaccessible shelf. But that this was the state-room concerning which Charles Dickens, Esquire, and Lady, had held daily and nightly conferences for at least four months preceding: that this could by any possibility be that small snug chamber of the imagination, which Charles Dickens, Esquire, with the spirit of [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • “ I can't make trade that way—I positively ca n't, Mr. Shelby, ” said the other, holding up a glass of wine between his eye and the light. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] is a very striking time on shipboard. Afterwards, and when its novelty had long worn off, it never ceased to have a peculiar interest and charm for me. The gloom through which the great black mass holds its direct and certain course; the rushing water, plainly heard, but dimly seen; the broad, white, glistening track, that follows in the vessel 's wake; the men on the look-out forward, who would be [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] completely dressed too, with a huge pea-coat on, and a pair of boots such as no weak man in his senses could ever have got into. I found myself standing, when a gleam of consciousness came upon me, holding on to something. I do n't know what. I think it was the boatswain: or it may have been the pump: or possibly the cow. I ca n't say how long I had been there; whether a day or a minute. I [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] or comfortable cordial; and nothing better occurring to me, at the moment, than hot brandy-and-water, I procured a tumbler full without delay. It being impossible to stand or sit without holding on, they were all heaped together in one corner of a long sofa—a fixture extending entirely across the cabin—where they clung to each other in momentary expectation of being drowned. When I [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] was about to administer it with many consolatory expressions to the nearest sufferer, what was my dismay to see them all roll slowly down to the other end ! And when I staggered to that end, and held out the glass once more, how immensely baffled were my good intentions by the ship giving another lurch, and their all rolling back again ! I suppose I dodged them up and down this sofa for at [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • He was waited upon over the factory, shown the machinery by George, who, in high spirits, talked so fluently, held himself so erect, looked so handsome and manly, that his master began to feel an uneasy consciousness of inferiority. What business had his slave to be marching round the country, inventing [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] so erect, looked so handsome and manly, that his master began to feel an uneasy consciousness of inferiority. What business had his slave to be marching round the country, inventing machines, and holding up his head among gentlemen ? He'd soon put a stop to it. He'd take him back, and put him to hoeing and digging, and “ see if he'd step about so smart. ” Accordingly, the manufacturer and all hands [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • “ How glad I am ! — why don't you smile ? — and look at Harry—how he grows. ” The boy stood shyly regarding his father through his curls, holding close to the skirts of his mother's dress. “ Isn't he beautiful ? ” said Eliza, lifting his long curls and kissing him. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] whip so near the horse that the creature was frightened. I asked him to stop, as pleasant as I could,—he just kept right on. I begged him again, and then he turned on me, and began striking me. I held his hand, and then he screamed and kicked and ran to his father, and told him that I was fighting him. He came in a rage, and said he'd teach me who was my master; and he tied me to a tree, and cut [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • ♪ Something hot, holds a lot ♪ ♪ Won't leave me alone ♪ ♪ I need a girl to stop the world ♪ (Once Upon a Time in Hollyweird)