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To keep possession of something or have in ones possession.
Classifications
Cognitive
—60%llm-generatedmulti_axis_classifier_low_confidence.v1
Responsibility
Unclassified—trigger_default_value
Automation
Unclassified—trigger_default_value
Variants
- synonym
- accommodateadjudgeadmitagreeapplyarrestbearbindbookcarrycheckconcordconcurconfinecontaindeclaredeemdefyentertaingo forguardharborharbourhavehave gothold backhold upkeepkeep backmaintainnurseobligateobligeobtainprevailreserverestrainretainsupporttaketake fortake holdthrowwithstand
- pasttense
- holded
- presentparticiple
- holding
- thirdpersonsingular
- holds
- pastparticiple
- holded
Framework definitions
- §1
- To keep possession of something or have in ones possession.
- §1
- To keep possession of something or have in ones possession.
- §1
- keep from exhaling or expelling
- §2
- remain committed to
- §3
- assert or affirm
- §4
- keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view
- §5
- hold the attention of
- §6
- be in accord
- §7
- declare to be
- §8
- bind by an obligation
- §9
- protect against a challenge or attack
- §10
- aim, point, or direct
- §11
- drink alcohol without showing ill effects
- §12
- have or hold in one's hands or grip
- §13
- be the physical support of
- §14
- to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement
- §15
- cover as for protection against noise or smell
- §16
- support in a certain manner
- §17
- organize or be responsible for
- §18
- maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)
- §19
- cause to stop
- §20
- have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense
- §21
- secure and keep for possible future use or application
- §22
- have rightfully
- §23
- take and maintain control over, often by violent means
- §24
- keep from departing
- §25
- arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance
- §26
- lessen the intensity of
- §27
- stop dealing with
- §28
- be valid, applicable, or true
- §29
- be pertinent or relevant or applicable
- §30
- keep in a certain state, position, or activity
- §31
- remain in a certain state, position, or condition
- §32
- contain or hold
- §33
- be capable of holding or containing
- §34
- resist or confront with resistance
- §35
- have room for
- §36
- have as a major characteristic
Outgoing relationships
No outgoing triples
This term is not the subject of any RDF-style relationship yet.
Incoming relationships
No incoming triples
No other term currently asserts a relationship to this one.