"hold a grudge" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: en-au-hold a grudge.ogg Forms: holds a grudge [present, singular, third-person], holding a grudge [participle, present], held a grudge [participle, past], held a grudge [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|hold<,,held> a grudge}} hold a grudge (third-person singular simple present holds a grudge, present participle holding a grudge, simple past and past participle held a grudge)
  1. (idiomatic) To stay angry (at someone or something). Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: bear a grudge Related terms: resentment
    Sense id: en-hold_a_grudge-en-verb-4kx5iDat Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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