The Dutch word for to hold is
houden
Translations for to hold and their definitions
| houden | |
| 1. v. to keep | |
| Hou je handen thuis! | |
| Keep your hands off! | |
| 2. v. to hold | |
| een gesprek houden | |
| to hold a conversation | |
| 3. v. (~ van) to love, to like | |
| Ik hou van ijs. | |
| I like ice cream. |
| ruim | |
| 1. adj. spacious | |
| 2. adj. large, wide | |
| 3. adj. ample, generous | |
| Die portie is ruim bemeten. | |
| That portion in amply measured. | |
| 4. adv. more than, over, easily | |
| Het weegt ruim een ton. | |
| It weighs over a ton. | |
| 5. n. (with definite article) The wide, open space | |
| 6. n. (nautical) A cargo hold | |
| 7. v. first-person singular present indicative of ruimen | |
| 8. v. imperative of ruimen |
| vasthouden | |
| 1. v. to hold (onto), to retain | |
| Kun je dat even voor me vasthouden? | |
| Can you hold that for me for a moment? |
| bevatten | |
| 1. v. to contain | |
| Het bevatte drie doosjes en een steen. — It contained three boxes and a stone. | |
| 2. v. to comprehend | |
| Dat kon ik niet bevatten. — I couldn't comprehend that. |
| bijhouden | |
| 1. v. to keep up with (the pace) | |
| 2. v. to maintain, upkeep |
| tegenhouden | |
| 1. v. to stop, to inhibit | |
| 2. v. to hold back, to keep at bay | |
| 3. v. to arrest |
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