"hold the book" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: holds the book [present, singular, third-person], holding the book [participle, present], held the book [participle, past], held the book [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|hold<,,held> the book}} hold the book (third-person singular simple present holds the book, present participle holding the book, simple past and past participle held the book)
  1. (theater) To act as prompter. Categories (topical): Theater Related terms: keep the book, on the book
    Sense id: en-hold_the_book-en-verb-tgrSHeRg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, theater

Inflected forms

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