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inhold

inhold verb: to contain, hold in.

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

Synonyms of inhold

Forms of inhold

third-person singular presentinholds
present participleinholding
pastinheld
past participleinheld
past participle (obsolete)inholden

Origin of inhold

From in- + hold. Compare Old English onhealdan (“to hold, keep, maintain”). More at in, hold.

Words that rhyme with inhold

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Questions about inhold

What does inhold mean?
Inhold means to contain, hold in.
What part of speech is inhold?
Inhold is a verb.
What is the past tense of inhold?
The past tense of inhold is inheld.

Words near inhold in the dictionary

  1. inhive
  2. inhived
  3. inhives
  4. inhiving
  5. Inhofe
  6. inhold
  7. inholder
  8. inholders
  9. inholding
  10. inholdings
  11. inholds

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