hold fast in All languages combined

Forms: holds fast [present, singular, third-person], holding fast [participle, present], held fast [participle, past], held fast [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|hold<,,held> fast}} hold fast (third-person singular simple present holds fast, present participle holding fast, simple past and past participle held fast)

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "holds fast",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "holding fast",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "held fast",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "held fast",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "hold<,,held> fast"
      },
      "expansion": "hold fast (third-person singular simple present holds fast, present participle holding fast, simple past and past participle held fast)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
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          "source": "w"
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "hold firm"
      ],
      "id": "en-hold_fast-en-verb-rBGg8NZ9",
      "links": [
        [
          "hold firm",
          "hold firm"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic) hold firm"
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "stand fast"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "hold fast"
}

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{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "holds fast",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "holding fast",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "held fast",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "held fast",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "hold<,,held> fast"
      },
      "expansion": "hold fast (third-person singular simple present holds fast, present participle holding fast, simple past and past participle held fast)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "stand fast"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English idioms",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "hold firm"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "hold firm",
          "hold firm"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic) hold firm"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "hold fast"
}

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"hold fast" meaning in All languages combined

Verb [English]