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

Synonym: conduct

Part of speechverb
Pronunciation/həʊ̯ld/
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

In 2009, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines held a referendum.
K̲h̲ān, who has been gaoled since August on several charges, has also been barred from holding office for 10 years,
On Tuesday, the French foreign ministry said that Senegal must hold a new presidential election “as soon as possible” and refrain from disproportionate force when dealing with protests.

Translations

Dutchhouden; bekleden
Esperantoteni