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holds the stage

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

Meaning of hold the stage

Verb

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

  1. To continue to be produced.
  2. (idiomatic) To dominate a debate or field of interest; to be the main subject of attention.
    • At this time Selye’s theories of stress held the stage, and the beneficial effects of spa treatment were considered in 1950 to be possibly due to adrenocortical stimulation and increased glucocorticoid output, rather than to simple physical and psychological factors.1976 March 27, F. Dudley Hart, “History of the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis”, in British Medical Journal, volume 1, number 6012, →DOI, →JSTOR, page 764

Questions about holds the stage

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

Words near holds the stage in the dictionary

  1. holds the phone
  2. holds the purse strings
  3. holds the reins
  4. holds the ring
  5. holds the road
  6. holds the stage
  7. holds tight
  8. holds to
  9. holds to account
  10. holds to ransom
  11. holds together

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