Information about the word hold (English → Esperanto: okupi)

Synonyms: occupy, take, engage, fill, involve

Part of speechverb
Pronunciation/həʊ̯̯ld/
Hyphenationhold
Shavian alphabet𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑛
Deseret alphabet𐐸𐐬𐑊𐐼

Conjugation

Indicative mood
Present tensePast tense
(I) hold(I) held
(thou) holdest(thou) heldst, heldest
(he) holds, holdeth(he) held
(we) hold(we) held
(you) hold(you) held
(they) hold(they) held
Subjunctive mood
Present tensePast tense
(I) hold (I) held
(thou) hold(thou) held
(he) hold(he) held
(we) hold(we) held
(you) hold(you) held
(they) hold(they) held
Imperative mood
hold
Participles
Present participlePast participle
holdingheld

Usage samples

A successful strike southwards would make Russia’s defence of parts of Cherson it still holds untenable.

Translations

Afrikaansbeklee
Catalanocupar
Dutchbekleden; innemen
English (Old English)abysgian
Esperantookupi
Finnishvarata
Frenchoccuper
Germanbekleiden; besetzen; einnehmen; in Anspruch nehmen
Hungarianelfolglal
Italianoccupare
Norwegianbesette
Papiamentookupá; tuma
Polishzajmować
Portugueseencher; ocupar; preencher
Saterland Frisianbekloodje; besätte; in Anspruch nieme
Spanishocupar
West Frisianbesette