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held true

held true is the simple past and past participle of hold true.

Meaning of hold true

Verb

hold true (third-person singular simple present holds true, present participle holding true, simple past and past participle held true)

  1. (intransitive) To be or remain true, valid or applicable; to apply.
    • However the case may be with societies under widely different conditions of development, the law of mass and individuality holds true of the social facts known to us.1919, Boris Sidis, The Source and Aim of Human Progress

Questions about held true

What is held true the simple past and past participle of?
Held true is the simple past and past participle of hold true.

Words near held true in the dictionary

  1. held tight
  2. held to
  3. held to account
  4. held to ransom
  5. held together
  6. held true
  7. held up
  8. held up a mirror to
  9. held up as
  10. held up one's end
  11. held water

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