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hold true

hold true verb: to be or remain true, valid or applicable; to apply.

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

hold true meaning in Tamil

hold true in Tamil

to be true or valid
பொருந்து poruntu

Forms of hold true

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

Questions about hold true

What does hold true mean?
Hold true means to be or remain true, valid or applicable; to apply.
What is hold true in Tamil?
Hold true in Tamil is பொருந்து (poruntu). See Hold true meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is hold true?
Hold true is a verb.
What is the past tense of hold true?
The past tense of hold true is held true.

Words near hold true in the dictionary

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

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