Information about the word hold (English → Esperanto: diri obstine)

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
Participles
Present participlePast participle
holdingheld

Usage samples

China has held that Tibet did not have the authority to unilaterally decide on the border with India, especially after China sent troops into Tibet and annexed it in 1951.

Translations

Dutchvolhouden
Esperantodiri obstine