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holds true

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

Meaning of hold true

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive) To be or remain true, valid or applicable; to apply.
    • However the case may be with societies under widely different conditions of development, the law of mass and individuality holds true of the social facts known to us.1919, Boris Sidis, The Source and Aim of Human Progress

Questions about holds true

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

Words near holds true in the dictionary

  1. holds tight
  2. holds to
  3. holds to account
  4. holds to ransom
  5. holds together
  6. holds true
  7. holds up
  8. holds up a mirror to
  9. holds up as
  10. holds up one's end
  11. holds water

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