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hold good

/ˌhəʊld ˈɡʊd/US/ˌhoʊld ˈɡʊd/

hold good verb: to continue being true or valid; to hold true.

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive) To continue being true or valid; to hold true.
    • That explanation does not hold good in this matter.
    • The law holds not good for them.
    Synonyms:
    hold
  2. (intransitive) To remain effective, fast, or secure.
    • She twisted her hands behind her; but all the knots held good! / She writhed her hands till her fingers were wet with sweat or blood! / They stretched and strained in the darkness, and the hours crawled by like years, / Till, now, on the stroke of midnight, / Cold, on the stroke of midnight, / The...1906 August, Alfred Noyes, “The Highwayman”, in Poems, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., published October 1906, →OCLC, part 2, stanza IV, pages 50–51

hold good meaning in Tamil

hold good in Tamil

நிலைத்து நிற்றல், நிலை கொள்ளுதல்

Synonyms of hold good

Forms of hold good

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

Origin of hold good

From hold (“to maintain in being or action; to continue; to sustain”) + good.

Words that rhyme with hold good

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Questions about hold good

What does hold good mean?
Hold good means to continue being true or valid; to hold true.
What is hold good in Tamil?
Hold good in Tamil is நிலைத்து நிற்றல், நிலை கொள்ளுதல். See Hold good meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is hold good?
Hold good is a verb.
How do you pronounce hold good?
Hold good is pronounced /ˌhəʊld ˈɡʊd/ (UK).
What is the past tense of hold good?
The past tense of hold good is held good.

Words near hold good in the dictionary

  1. hold fast
  2. hold fire
  3. hold firm
  4. hold for ransom
  5. hold forth
  6. hold good
  7. hold hands
  8. hold hard
  9. hold harmless
  10. hold hostage
  11. hold in

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