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held one's own

held one's own is the simple past and past participle of hold one's own.

Meaning of hold one's own

Verb

hold one's own (third-person singular simple present holds one's own, present participle holding one's own, simple past and past participle held one's own)

  1. (idiomatic) To demonstrate oneself to be capable; to provide a respectable performance or worthy competition; to stick up for oneself.
    • At any rate, he was like John Bull in one respect: he was sturdy and square, and fit to hold his own with any man.1877, R. D. Blackmore, chapter 6, in Erema
    Synonyms:
    stand tall

Questions about held one's own

What is held one's own the simple past and past participle of?
Held one's own is the simple past and past participle of hold one's own.

Words near held one's own in the dictionary

  1. held one's jaw
  2. held one's liquor
  3. held one's nerve
  4. held one's nose
  5. held one's nose up
  6. held one's own
  7. held one's peace
  8. held one's pee
  9. held one's piss
  10. held one's tongue
  11. held one's water

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