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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