hold to

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hold to

verb holds to · holding to · held to · holden to

  1. transitive To share or subscribe to (a belief, etc.). I do not hold to their radical opinions.
  2. transitive To adhere strongly to (a conviction, story, etc.). to hold to one's original story
  3. To follow, be consistent with (a rule, pattern, etc.) The poem which holds strictly to Rağaz-meter (altered) is set to music unrelated in time.
  4. ditransitive To compel (someone) to remain faithful to (a commitment, moral standard, etc.). Jill holds her grandfather to her own standards and finds them wanting.

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verb share a belief

Italianocondividere, aderire a, sottoscrivere

verb adhere strongly to

Italianorestare fedele a, aderire a mantenere, confermare

verb compel someone to remain faithful to

Italianovincolare a

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@misc{hold_to_2026,
  title = {hold to},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hold%20to},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}