holding to

Verb

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

1. (transitive) To share or subscribe to (a belief, etc.).
   • I do not hold to their radical opinions.
2. (transitive) To adhere strongly to (a conviction, story, etc.).
   • to hold to one's original story
3. To follow, be consistent with (a rule, pattern, etc.)
   • The poem which holds strictly to Rağaz-meter (altered) is set to music unrelated in time.1929, Abraham Zevi Idelsohn, Jewish Music: Its Historical Development, page 116
4. (ditransitive) To compel (someone) to remain faithful to (a commitment, moral standard, etc.).
   • Jill holds her grandfather to her own standards and finds them wanting.