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holds in

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

Meaning of hold in

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To keep something to oneself; to prevent from escaping.
    • to hold in laughter, or one's emotions
  2. (dated, intransitive) To restrain oneself.
    • He wanted to laugh and could hardly hold in.
  3. (transitive) To keep (someone) in prison or jail.

Questions about holds in

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

Words near holds in in the dictionary

  1. holds firm
  2. holds for ransom
  3. holds forth
  4. holds good
  5. holds hostage
  6. holds in
  7. holds in contempt
  8. holds in derision
  9. holds in hand
  10. holds it
  11. holds it down

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Adapted from Wiktionary: holds in (page history and authors); hold in (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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