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holding together

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

Meaning of hold together

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To cause to stay together.
    • Porphire & alle hise heolden ham togederes.a. 1225, The Legend of St Katherine, l. 2268
  2. (figuratively, idiomatic) Synonym of hold it together: to cope with adversity.
  3. (intransitive) To stay together.
    • ...That thai schuld frely fond,
      To hold togider at eueri nede...c. 1330, Amis and Amiloun, ll. 151 f

Questions about holding together

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

Words near holding together in the dictionary

  1. holding time
  2. holding times
  3. holding to
  4. holding to account
  5. holding to ransom
  6. holding together
  7. holding true
  8. holding up
  9. holding up a mirror to
  10. holding up as
  11. holding up one's end

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