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hold to

释义

hold to

phrasal verb transitive

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	hold to
he/she/it	holds to
present participle	holding to
past tense	held to
past participle	held to

1
(hold to something) to do what you have promised or decided
The western democracies held to their policy of non-intervention.
Synonyms and related words
To keep a promise
keep
hold to
stick to
2
(hold to something) to continue having a particular belief or standard
She still holds to the view that violence is never justified.
Synonyms and related words
To not change, or to refuse to change your opinion
hold to
remain
have the courage of your (own) convictions
3
(hold someone to something) to make someone do what they have promised or decided
They didn’t hold me to a month’s notice.
Synonyms and related words
To nag or force someone to do something
nag
force
compel
1. 3a
  I’ll hold you to thatspokena friendly way of accepting an invitation or offer for a later date
  Synonyms and related words
  Entertaining guests
  ask
  catering
  disinvite
4
(hold someone to something) to make someone continue to behave according to a particular belief or standard
Anyone appointed to this position should be held to the highest ethical standards.
Synonyms and related words
To nag or force someone to do something
nag
force
compel

hold to

phrasal verb transitive

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	hold to
he/she/it	holds to
present participle	holding to
past tense	held to
past participle	held to

1
(hold someone to something) to make someone do what they have promised or decided
They didn’t hold me to three month’s notice.
Synonyms and related words
To nag or force someone to do something
shanghai
nag
force
1. 1a
  I’ll hold you to thatspokena friendly way of accepting an invitation or offer for a later date
  Synonyms and related words
  Entertaining guests
  ask
  catering
  disinvite
2
(hold someone to something) to make someone continue to behave according to a particular belief or standard
Anyone appointed to this position should be held to the highest ethical standards.
Synonyms and related words
To nag or force someone to do something
shanghai
nag
force
3
(hold to something) to continue having a particular belief or standard
She still holds to the view that violence is never justified.
Synonyms and related words
To not change, or to refuse to change your opinion
hold to
remain
have the courage of your (own) convictions
4
(hold to something) to do what you have promised or decided
The western democracies held to their policy of nonintervention.
Synonyms and related words
To keep a promise
keep
hold to
stick to

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