hold- Hold the elevator for me, please!
Do you want to hold the baby?
Would you hold this for me for a minute?
How long can you hold that?
I'm going to hold onto what I've got.
I'm going to hold onto my money.
Congress plans to hold hearings on the matter.
Hold onto your money.
Police hold 40 in gangmaster raid after raiding a house in Suffolk.
MPs hold inquiry into UK computer crime law.
"Hold me," I said.
The past tense and past participle of
hold is
held.
- We held each other tightly.
I held her close to me.
I held my baby for the first time.
He held me while I cried on his shoulder.
He held my hand.
She held my hand.
We held each other's hands.
She held my glance for an instant.
She held on for dear life.
They held on to the railing.
I have held this opinion for a number of years.
I have held this box long enough.
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