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let someone hold

let someone hold verb: to give (especially money); let someone have.

Verb

let someone hold (third-person singular simple present lets someone hold, present participle letting someone hold, simple past and past participle let someone hold)

  1. (slang, transitive, African-American Vernacular) To give (especially money); let someone have.
    • Gramma, let me hold $20.

Forms of let someone hold

third-person singular presentlets someone hold
present participleletting someone hold
past participlelet someone hold
pastlet someone hold

Questions about let someone hold

What does let someone hold mean?
Let someone hold means to give (especially money); let someone have.
What part of speech is let someone hold?
Let someone hold is a verb.
What is the past tense of let someone hold?
The past tense of let someone hold is let someone hold.

Words near let someone hold in the dictionary

  1. let slide
  2. let slip
  3. let someone down gently
  4. let someone go
  5. let someone have it
  6. let someone hold
  7. let someone loose
  8. let something ride
  9. let something slip
  10. let that sink in
  11. let the buyer beware

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