held

to have something in your hand or to keep someone or something somewhere

contener, sostener, mantener

• hold somebody/something

Collocations hold a meeting · hold a party

• She held the baby in her arms.

  Ella sostenía al bebé en sus brazos.

to have an event or activity at a place

albergar, organizar

• hold something

Collocations hold a conference · hold an exhibition

• The hotel will hold the wedding reception.

  El hotel albergará la recepción de boda.

to believe that something is true or correct

creer, sostener

• hold the view/belief/idea

Collocations hold a belief · hold an idea

• She holds the view that education is important.

  Ella sostiene que la educación es importante.

to stop someone from doing something by using force or pressure

detener, contener

• hold somebody back

Collocations hold a person back · hold an object back

• The police held the man back.

  La policía detuvo al hombre.

to have a strong feeling or opinion about something

tener, poseer

• hold an emotion

Collocations hold anger · hold love

• He held a deep hatred for his former boss.

  Él poseía un profundo odio hacia su ex jefe.

to have happened or to be remembered as happening at a particular time in the past

tener lugar, ocurrir

• hold on a day

Collocations held yesterday · held last week

• The meeting held on Tuesday was very productive.

  La reunión que tuvo lugar el martes fue muy productiva.

to have a piece of equipment or to be equipped with something

tener, equipar

• hold an item

Collocations hold a camera · hold a gun

• The car holds a powerful engine.

  El coche está equipado con un potente motor.

to be able to contain or include something in terms of size, number, etc.

contener, albergar

• hold a quantity

Collocations hold water · hold people

• The container holds 5 liters of liquid.

  El recipiente alberga 5 litros de líquido.