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hold come what may

hold come what may phrase: any belief that one is unwilling to relinquish, regardless of the evidence with which one might be presented.

Phrase

hold come what may

  1. Any belief that one is unwilling to relinquish, regardless of the evidence with which one might be presented.

Origin of hold come what may

Popularized by the logician W.V.O. Quine.

Questions about hold come what may

What does hold come what may mean?
Hold come what may means any belief that one is unwilling to relinquish, regardless of the evidence with which one might be presented.
What part of speech is hold come what may?
Hold come what may is a phrase.

Words near hold come what may in the dictionary

  1. hold back on
  2. hold baggage
  3. hold by
  4. hold by the button
  5. hold cheap
  6. hold come what may
  7. hold court
  8. hold dear
  9. hold down
  10. hold down the fort
  11. hold fast

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