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hold back meaning in Sanskrit

धरति dhárati

hold back in Sanskrit: धरति (dhárati). In English, hold back means to act with reserve; to contain one's full measure or power.

Sanskrit words for hold back

to hold back, keep down, stop, restrain, suppress, resist
धरति dhárati

English meaning of hold back

  1. verb To act with reserve; to contain one's full measure or power.
  2. verb To contain; stop.
  3. verb To delay the progress of, especially in school.

Full definition of hold back

hold back in a sentence

  • Don't hold back. Hit it as hard as you can.
  • The dam can't hold back that much water.
  • I was swallowing hard to hold back the tears.

Synonyms of hold back

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Questions about hold back in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of hold back in Sanskrit?
Hold back in Sanskrit is धरति (dhárati).
hold back इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Hold back: धरति (dhárati).
What does hold back mean in English?
Hold back means to act with reserve; to contain one's full measure or power.

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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “hold back”: धरति. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: hold back (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Sanskrit words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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