The bank holds a mortgage on his building.
Source: tatoeba (18419)
Holds
/həʊldz/
Synonyms for "holds" (21 found)
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13 entriesbeliefcompartmentevent planninggripmaintenancemanual actionmental stateopinionorganizational actionphysical actionretentionstorage spacesurface feature
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18 entriesShowing 16 of 18 words.
Collocations
12 entriesaft holdcargo holdsclimbing holdsforward holdhandholdsholds electionsholds memoryholds steadyholds the lineholds trueholds upstorage holds
Inflections
2 entriesDerivations
3 entriesSample sentences
10 total sentences available.
My wife holds the purse strings in our family.
Source: tatoeba (23578)
I only hope that the rain holds off for a few hours more.
Source: tatoeba (26999)
The promise still holds.
Source: tatoeba (43570)
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