hold to

verb

To share or subscribe to (a belief, etc.).

“to hold to one's original story”

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Meanings

verbhold to (third-person singular simple present holds to, present participle holding to, simple past held to, past participle held to or (archaic) holden to)

present singular third person holds to · participle present holding to · past held to · participle past held to · archaic participle past holden to

  1. transitiveTo share or subscribe to (a belief, etc.).

    I do not hold to their radical opinions.

  2. transitiveTo adhere strongly to (a conviction, story, etc.).

    to hold to one's original story

    1 more example

    Despite contrary admonitions, they held to their fundamentalist Christian views.

  3. To follow, be consistent with (a rule, pattern, etc.)

    The poem which holds strictly to Rağaz-meter (altered) is set to music unrelated in time.

    1929, Abraham Zevi Idelsohn, Jewish Music: Its Historical Development, page 116
  4. ditransitiveTo compel (someone) to remain faithful to (a commitment, moral standard, etc.).

    Jill holds her grandfather to her own standards and finds them wanting.

Translations

Italian condividere, aderire a
  • condividereshare a belief
  • aderire ashare a belief
  • sottoscrivereshare a belief
  • restare fedele aadhere strongly to
  • aderire a mantenereadhere strongly to
  • confermareadhere strongly to
  • vincolare acompel someone to remain faithful to
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APA

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MLA

“hold to.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hold%20to. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hold to,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hold%20to.

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