hold with

Verb

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

1. (always in the negative) To approve of, to condone.
   • I don't hold with that sort of thing!
   • "Did you have any lunch?"
     "I don't hold with regular meals."
     "Did you have a book?"
     "I don't hold with books in the open. None of the older men read."
     "Did you commune with yourself, or don't you hold with that?"1907, E. M. Forster, The Longest Journey
2. (US) To agree with someone (to be in harmony about an opinion or perspective).
   • I hold with Aristotle on ethics.
   • It is clear that Rabh holds with the first teacher and Samuel holds with R. Simeon b. Gamaliel, but whom does R. Assi's opinion agree with?1903, Michael L. Rodkinson, chapter IV, in Tractate Shabbat, a modern English translation from the 5th century Mishanic Hebrew