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holden

UK/ˈhəʊldən/US/ˈhoʊldən/

holden is the past participle of hold.

Meaning of hold

Verb

hold (third-person singular simple present holds, present participle holding, simple past held, past participle held or (archaic) holden)

  1. (transitive) To grasp or grip.
    • Hold the pencil like this.
  2. (transitive) To contain or store.
    • This package holds six bottles.
  3. (transitive) To have and keep possession of something.
    • Hold my coat for me.
    Synonyms:
    own, have, possess
  4. (transitive) To reserve.
    • Hold a table for us at 7:00.
  5. (transitive) To cause to wait or delay.
    • Hold the elevator.
  6. (transitive) To halt or delay (medication) temporarily.
    • Patients who test positive for COVID-19 infection should be advised to hold their biologic dose until their infection clears.2020 June, Nicholas D. Brownstone, Quinn G. Thibodeaux, Vidhatha D. Reddy, Bridget A. Myers, Stephanie Y. Chan, Tina Bhutani, Wilson Liao, “Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) and Biologic Therapy...
    Synonyms:
    withhold

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Proper noun capitalized: Holden

Holden

  1. A surname.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
    • ‘Holden!’ Mrs Spencer said. ‘How lovely to see you! Come in, dear! Are you frozen to death?’ I think she was glad to see me. She liked me. At least, I think she did.1951 July 16, J[erome] D[avid] Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye, Boston, Mass.: Little, Brown and Company, →OCLC
    • An acquaintance, Nygyl Bryyn, confirmed to CNN the profile and alias is that of Holden Matthews.2019 April 12, Paul P. Murphy and Samira Said, “Louisiana arson suspect expressed disgust with Baptist churches on Facebook”, in CNN, archived from the original on 02 Nov 2021
  3. A village in Alberta, Canada.
  4. A lake in Lierne, Trøndelag, Norway.
  5. A lake in Steinkjer, Trøndelag, Norway.
  6. An unincorporated community in Livingston Parish, Louisiana.
  7. A town in Penobscot County, Maine.
  8. A town in Worcester County, Massachusetts.
  9. A township in Goodhue County, Minnesota.
  10. A city in Johnson County, Missouri.
  11. An unorganized territory in Adams County, North Dakota.
  12. An unincorporated community in Auglaize County and Hardin County, Ohio.
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  1. A town in Millard County, Utah.
  2. A census-designated place in Logan County, West Virginia.
  3. An unincorporated town in Vermont.
  4. A hamlet in Bolton-by-Bowland parish, Ribble Valley district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD7749).

Noun capitalized: Holden

Holden (plural Holdens)

  1. A brand of car (automobile) originating in Australia.

Forms of holden

pluralHoldens

Origin of holden

From Middle English holden, from Old English healden, from Proto-West Germanic *haldan. By surface analysis, hold + -en.

Words formed from holden

Phrases with holden

Words that rhyme with holden

Questions about holden

What does holden mean?
Holden means a surname.
What is holden the past participle of?
Holden is the past participle of hold.
What part of speech is holden?
Holden can be a proper noun or a noun.
How do you pronounce holden?
Holden is pronounced /ˈhəʊldən/ (UK).

Words near holden in the dictionary

  1. holddowns
  2. holde
  3. holded
  4. Holdeman
  5. Holdemans
  6. holden
  7. holden a candle
  8. holden one's horses
  9. Holdenby
  10. holdenite
  11. Holdens

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