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holds against

holds against is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 holds against

What is holds against the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Holds against is the third-person singular simple present indicative of hold against.

Words near holds against in the dictionary

  1. holds a gun to someone's head
  2. holds a light
  3. holds a mirror to
  4. holds a mirror up to
  5. holds a torch for
  6. holds against
  7. holds back
  8. holds back on
  9. holds by the button
  10. holds cheap
  11. holds court

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