hold true

verb

To be or remain true, valid or applicable; to apply.

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Meanings

verbhold true (third-person singular simple present holds true, present participle holding true, simple past and past participle held true)

present singular third person holds true · participle present holding true · participle past held true · past held true

  1. intransitiveTo be or remain true, valid or applicable; to apply.

    However the case may be with societies under widely different conditions of development, the law of mass and individuality holds true of the social facts known to us.

    1919, Boris Sidis, The Source and Aim of Human Progress

Translations

Dutch gelden
  • geldento be true or valid
Finnish pitää paikkansa
  • pitää paikkansato be true or valid
Tamil பொருந்து
  • பொருந்து (poruntu)to be true or valid
Cite this entry
APA

hold true. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hold%20true

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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