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holding true

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

Meaning of hold true

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive) To be or remain true, valid or applicable; to apply.
    • However the case may be with societies under widely different conditions of development, the law of mass and individuality holds true of the social facts known to us.1919, Boris Sidis, The Source and Aim of Human Progress

Questions about holding true

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

Words near holding true in the dictionary

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

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