hold the road in English

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

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

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    {
      "form": "holds the road",
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      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "roadholding"
        }
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      "glosses": [
        "To drive with good traction."
      ],
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
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          "word": "ajaa hyvällä pidolla"
        },
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
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          "word": "pysyä tiellä"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "word": "tenir la route"
        }
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  "word": "hold the road"
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  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "roadholding"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "form": "holds the road",
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "held the road",
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        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "held the road",
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        "past"
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        "To drive with good traction."
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      "word": "ajaa hyvällä pidolla"
    },
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      "code": "fi",
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      "word": "pysyä tiellä"
    },
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "tenir la route"
    }
  ],
  "word": "hold the road"
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"hold the road" meaning in English

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