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holding with

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

Meaning of hold with

Verb

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

  1. (always in the negative) To approve of, to condone.
    • I don't hold with that sort of thing!
  2. (US) To agree with someone (to be in harmony about an opinion or perspective).
    • I hold with Aristotle on ethics.

Questions about holding with

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

Words near holding with in the dictionary

  1. holding up
  2. holding up a mirror to
  3. holding up as
  4. holding up one's end
  5. holding water
  6. holding with
  7. holding with the hare and running with the hounds
  8. holdingly
  9. holdings
  10. holdless
  11. holdlessness

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