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holds the phone

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

Meaning of hold the phone

Verb

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

  1. To hold; to wait for someone at the other end of a telephone connection.
    • They asked me to hold the phone while they went to look up the answer.

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Questions about holds the phone

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

Words near holds the phone in the dictionary

  1. holds the aces
  2. holds the book
  3. holds the cards
  4. holds the floor
  5. holds the line
  6. holds the phone
  7. holds the purse strings
  8. holds the reins
  9. holds the ring
  10. holds the road
  11. holds the stage

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