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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

hold true en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (intransitive) To be or remain true, valid or applicable; to apply.
    • However the case may be with societies under widely different conditions of development, the law of mass and individuality holds true of the social facts known to us. 1919, Boris Sidis, The Source and Aim of Human Progress:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
holds true Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
held true Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
held true Tense=Past lexicographic
holding true Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Relateds

hold water

Translations (3)

nl gelden (to be true or valid) · ta பொருந்து (to be true or valid) · fi pitää paikkansa (to be true or valid)