hold – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of hold

Nominal Forms

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

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperfect

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

Pluperfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperative

youhold tight
weLet's hold tight
youhold tight

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

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)