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holden a candle

holden a candle is the past participle of hold a candle.

Meaning of hold a candle

Verb

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

  1. To compare; to be even remotely of the same quality, skill, etc. as another.
    • The old computer just doesn't hold a candle to the latest models.

Questions about holden a candle

What is holden a candle the past participle of?
Holden a candle is the past participle of hold a candle.

Words near holden a candle in the dictionary

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

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