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holds dear

holds dear is the third-person singular simple present indicative of hold dear.

Meaning of hold dear

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To value highly; to care about greatly.
    • Here, we see that climate denialism/skepticism might be informed by a certain version of anti-elitism—ironically enough, a value that many progressives hold dear.2018, Nicole Seymour, Bad Environmentalism, page 44

Questions about holds dear

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

Words near holds dear in the dictionary

  1. holds back
  2. holds back on
  3. holds by the button
  4. holds cheap
  5. holds court
  6. holds dear
  7. holds down
  8. holds down the fort
  9. holds fast
  10. holds fire
  11. holds firm

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