hold to en · VERB
Meanings
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(transitive) To share or subscribe to (a belief, etc.).
I do not hold to their radical opinions.
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(transitive) To adhere strongly to (a conviction, story, etc.).
to hold to one's original story
Despite contrary admonitions, they held to their fundamentalist Christian views.
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To follow, be consistent with (a rule, pattern, etc.)
The poem which holds strictly to Rağaz-meter (altered) is set to music unrelated in time.
1929, Abraham Zevi Idelsohn, Jewish Music: Its Historical Development, page 116:
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(ditransitive) To compel (someone) to remain faithful to (a commitment, moral standard, etc.).
Jill holds her grandfather to her own standards and finds them wanting.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| holden to | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | archaic | lexicographic |
| held to | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| held to | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| holding to | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| holds to | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Deriveds
hold to account · hold someone's feet to the fire
Translations (7)
it condividere (share a belief) · it aderire a (share a belief) · it aderire a mantenere (adhere strongly to) · it sottoscrivere (share a belief) · it confermare (adhere strongly to) · it restare fedele a (adhere strongly to) · it vincolare a (compel someone to remain faithful to)