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inheld

inheld is the simple past and past participle of inhold.

Meaning of inhold

Verb

inhold (third-person singular simple present inholds, present participle inholding, simple past inheld, past participle inheld or (obsolete) inholden)

  1. To contain, hold in.
    • Sound implicates these obscure tethers, which connect sound to noise, thereby giving sound its sense. The implicated difference inholds an obscure reserve of sense.2002, Brian Massumi, A shock to thought: expression after Deleuze and Guattari
  2. To possess inherently, contain in oneself.
    • If to the living were my muse addressed, Or did my mind her own spirit still inholdc. 1604-1618, Sir Walter Raleigh, Cynthia

Questions about inheld

What is inheld the simple past and past participle of?
Inheld is the simple past and past participle of inhold.

Words near inheld in the dictionary

  1. inhearsing
  2. inheart
  3. inhearted
  4. inhearting
  5. inhearts
  6. inheld
  7. inherced
  8. inhere
  9. inhered
  10. inhereditary
  11. inherence

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