The Dutch word for to hold is
houden
Dutch Definition
| hold | |
| 1. (ik) houd | |
| 2. (je) houdt | |
| 3. (we) houden | |
| 4. houden, vasthouden | |
| 5. ruim, scheepsruim |
Translations for hold and their definitions
| ruim |  © | |
| 1. adj. spacious, roomy | ||
| 2. adj. large, wide | ||
| 3. adj. ample, generous | ||
| Die portie is ruim bemeten. - That portion is amply measured. | ||
| 4. adv. more than, over, easily | ||
| Het weegt ruim een ton. - It weighs over a ton. | ||
| 5. n-n. (with definite article) The wide, open space. | ||
| 6. n-n. (nautical) A cargo hold. | ||
| 7. v. first-person singular present indicative of ruimen | ||
| 8. v. imperative of ruimen | ||
| houden | © | |
| 1. v. to keep (in a particular state) | ||
| Je moet je tanden goed schoon houden. - You should keep your teeth properly clean. | ||
| Ik kan mijn ogen niet meer open houden. - I can't keep my eyes open anymore. | ||
| Hou je handen thuis! - Keep your hands off! | ||
| 2. v. to keep, to care for | ||
| Ik wil graag varkens houden, maar dat mag niet. - I would like to keep pigs, but I'm not allowed. | ||
| 3. v. to hold, to be engaged in | ||
| een gesprek houden - to hold a conversation | ||
| 4. v. to hold, to have, to organise (an event) | ||
| Ik hou morgen een feest, kom je ook? - I'm having a party tomorrow, are you coming too? | ||
| In Parijs werd in 2015 een belangrijke conferentie gehouden over het klimaat. - In Paris, an important conference was held in 2015 about climate. | ||
| 5. v. (indtr, van) to love; to like | ||
| Ik hou van jou. - I love you. | ||
| Hij houdt van Belgisch bier en frieten. - He loves Belgian beer and fries. | ||
| Ik hou van jou, Ienje. - I love you, Ienje. | ||
| Waar hou je van? - What do you love? | ||
| Ik hou niet van moderne kunst. - I don't like modern art. | ||
| 6. v. (indtr, voor) to take for, to consider, to see as | ||
| vasthouden | |
| 1. v. to hold (onto), to retain | |
| Kun je dat even voor me vasthouden? - Can you hold that for me for a moment? |
| scheepsruim | |
| 1. n-n. cargo hold of a ship |
| 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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