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To keep possession of something or have in ones possession.
Attested in
No recorded attestations. They are written when an MWE tagging stage is completed, stamped with the pack version and the document’s digest.
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
- §1 · legacy_primary
- To keep possession of something or have in ones possession.DR-088 backfill from the verb definition column
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.