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hold against

hold against verb: to think less of (someone) for (something they have done).

Verb

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

  1. To think less of (someone) for (something they have done).
    • He was awful to me when we were young, but I don't hold that against him. We were children then.
    • Gedeon Van Rompay had the dubious distinction of being the only Site employee personally hired by Edwin Falkirk, former All Sections Chief and perennial piece of human trash. Lillian had found it easy not to hold this against the man, but only because there were so many other odious things about...2023 September 16, HarryBlank, “Borrowing Trouble”, in SCP Foundation, archived from the original on 15 Jun 2024

Forms of hold against

third-person singular presentholds against
present participleholding against
past participleheld against
pastheld against

Questions about hold against

What does hold against mean?
Hold against means to think less of (someone) for (something they have done).
What part of speech is hold against?
Hold against is a verb.
What is the past tense of hold against?
The past tense of hold against is held against.

Words near hold against in the dictionary

  1. hold a gun to someone's head
  2. hold a light
  3. hold a mirror to
  4. hold a mirror up to
  5. hold a torch for
  6. hold against
  7. hold all of the aces
  8. hold all of the cards
  9. hold all the aces
  10. hold all the cards
  11. hold back

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