hold+up+to+view

  • 11hold water — When you say that something does or does not hold water , it means that the point of view or argument put forward is or is not sound, strong or logical. For e.g., Saying we should increase our interest rates because everyone else is doing so will …

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  • 12hold — hold1 W1S1 [həuld US hould] v past tense and past participle held [held] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(in your hand/arms)¦ 2¦(event)¦ 3¦(keep something in position)¦ 4¦(job/title)¦ 5¦(keep/store)¦ 6¦(keep something available for somebody)¦ 7¦(keep somebody… …

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  • 13hold — hold1 [ hould ] (past tense and past participle held [ held ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 carry ▸ 2 stop someone/something from moving ▸ 3 put arms around someone ▸ 4 (be able to) contain ▸ 5 have ▸ 6 continue in same state ▸ 7 keep/stop something ▸ 8 not… …

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  • 14view — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 opinion/idea about sth ADJECTIVE ▪ current, prevailing ▪ general, popular, widely held ▪ The prevailing view is that he has done a good job in difficult circumstances …

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  • 15view — I n. opinion 1) to air, express, present, put forward, voice a view 2) to harbor, hold a view 3) to advance, advocate a view 4) to exchange views 5) to take a view 6) a cheerful, optimistic, rosy; dim, grave, pessimistic view (she took a dim view …

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  • 16hold — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 act/way of holding sth ADJECTIVE ▪ firm, tight ▪ He still had me in a tight hold. VERB + HOLD ▪ catch, get, grab …

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  • 17hold — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. grasp, clutch, grip; tenure, possession; control, influence, domination; ownership, keeping; anchor, rein. v. have, occupy, retain, own, possess; restrain, repress, control, pinion, curb; check, stop …

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  • 18view as — verb keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view (Freq. 13) take for granted view as important hold these truths to be self evident I hold him personally responsible • Syn: ↑deem, ↑hold, ↑ …

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  • 19view — Synonyms and related words: Anschauung, account, aim, airscape, ambition, analysis, analyzing, angle, angle of vision, animadvert, animus, appraisal, appraisement, appraising, appreciation, apprehension, approach, aspect, aspiration, assess,… …

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  • 20hold — I UK [həʊld] / US [hoʊld] verb Word forms hold : present tense I/you/we/they hold he/she/it holds present participle holding past tense held UK [held] / US past participle held *** 1) [transitive] to carry something using your hands or arms Can… …

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