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hold space

hold space verb: to give somebody one's full attention and support them emotionally without judging them.

Verb

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

  1. To give somebody one's full attention and support them emotionally without judging them.
    • Can you hold space for another? Like really truly hold space for them? One of the most generous gifts you can give someone is your ability to be WITH them without trying to get them somewhere or get something for yourself.2016, Rebecca Campbell, Rise Sister Rise, Hay House, →ISBN

Forms of hold space

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

Questions about hold space

What does hold space mean?
Hold space means to give somebody one's full attention and support them emotionally without judging them.
What part of speech is hold space?
Hold space is a verb.
What is the past tense of hold space?
The past tense of hold space is held space.

Words near hold space in the dictionary

  1. hold ransom
  2. hold serve
  3. hold short
  4. hold someone's feet to the fire
  5. hold someone's hand
  6. hold space
  7. hold still
  8. hold sway
  9. hold tack
  10. hold that thought
  11. hold the aces

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