"hold good" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

IPA: /ˌhəʊld ˈɡʊd/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌhoʊld ˈɡʊd/ [General-American] Forms: holds good [present, singular, third-person], holding good [participle, present], held good [participle, past], held good [past]
Rhymes: -ʊd Etymology: From hold (“to maintain in being or action; to continue; to sustain”) + good. Etymology templates: {{m|en|hold|t=to maintain in being or action; to continue; to sustain}} hold (“to maintain in being or action; to continue; to sustain”), {{m|en|good}} good Head templates: {{en-verb|hold<,,held> good}} hold good (third-person singular simple present holds good, present participle holding good, simple past and past participle held good)
  1. To continue being true or valid; to hold true. Tags: intransitive Synonyms: hold Translations (to continue being true or valid — see also hold true): gælde (Danish), αληθεύει (alithévei) (Greek)
    Sense id: en-hold_good-en-verb-1zyHMnXh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 79 21 Disambiguation of 'to continue being true or valid — see also hold true': 92 8
  2. To remain effective, fast, or secure. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-hold_good-en-verb-mWTFAEnt

Inflected forms

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