hold
verb (CONTAIN) /həʊld/
/hoʊld/ (held, held)Definition
B1 [T not continuous] to contain or be able to contain something: This jug holds exactly one pint. One bag won't hold all of the shopping - we'd better take two. Computers can hold huge amounts of information.Including and containingComprising and consisting of › [T not continuous] to have or contain something that a person will experience: Who can tell what the future holds? She's very religious, so death holds no fear for her.Including and containingComprising and consisting of
(Definition of hold verb (CONTAIN) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- assimilate verb (JOIN)
- build sth in/into sth phrasal verb
- cast your net wide idiom
- catholic adjective
- concern verb (INVOLVE)
- concerned adjective (INVOLVED)
- embody verb
- embrace verb (INCLUDE)
- encompass verb
- enshrine verb
- enter verb (COMPETITION)
- extend verb (INCLUDE)
- factor sth in phrasal verb
- involve verb
- number sb/sth among sb/sth phrasal verb
- o' preposition
- pack sth/sb in phrasal verb
- pepper sth with sth phrasal verb (INCLUDE)
- take sth in phrasal verb (INCLUDE)
- tinge verb
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