Synonyms: hang onto, retain, keep, maintain, have
| Part of speech | verb |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /həʊ̯ld/ |
| Hyphenation | hold |
| Shavian alphabet | 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑛 |
| Deseret alphabet | 𐐸𐐬𐑊𐐼 |
| Indicative mood | |
|---|---|
| Present tense | Past 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 tense | Past 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 participle | Past participle |
| holding | held |
| Afrikaans | hou |
|---|---|
| Catalan | aguantar; mantenir; retenir |
| Chinook Jargon | hol |
| Czech | držet |
| Danish | holde |
| Dutch | houden; vasthouden; voeren; huldigen |
| English (Old English) | healdan |
| Esperanto | teni |
| Faeroese | halda |
| Finnish | pitää |
| French | tenir |
| German | halten |
| Hungarian | tartani |
| Italian | tenere |
| Jamaican Patois | uol |
| Latin | habere; tenere |
| Luxemburgish | halen |
| Malay | memegang; pegang |
| Norwegian | holde |
| Papiamento | tene |
| Polish | trzymać |
| Portuguese | conservar; guardar; manter; segurar; sustenar; ter |
| Romanian | ține |
| Russian | держать |
| Saterland Frisian | aphoolde; hoolde |
| Scots | keep |
| Scottish Gaelic | cùm |
| Spanish | tener |
| Sranan | ori |
| Swedish | hålla |
| Thai | ถือ; จับไว้ |
| Turkish | tutmak |
| West Frisian | hâlde |
| Yiddish | האַלטן |