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holding against

holding against is the present participle and gerund of hold against.

Meaning of hold against

Verb

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

  1. To think less of (someone) for (something they have done).
    • He was awful to me when we were young, but I don't hold that against him. We were children then.

Questions about holding against

What is holding against the present participle and gerund of?
Holding against is the present participle and gerund of hold against.

Words near holding against in the dictionary

  1. holding a mirror to
  2. holding a mirror up to
  3. holding a torch for
  4. holding action
  5. holding actions
  6. holding against
  7. holding all of the aces
  8. holding all of the cards
  9. holding all the aces
  10. holding all the cards
  11. holding back

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