Used in a Sentence

held

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for held.

Editorial note

The danger is ballast water held by ships, but like Panama they'll likely forbid all water discharge while in the canal.

Examples14
Definitions2
Parts of speech1

Quick take

"Held" is a song by Smog, released as his first single from his 1999 album Knock Knock.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of held gathered in one view.

N

"Held" is a song by Smog, released as his first single from his 1999 album Knock Knock.

N

a 2023 novel by writer and poet Anne Michaels, published by Knopf, a subsidiary of Penguin Random House.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for held.

N

"Held" is a song by Smog, released as his first single from his 1999 album Knock Knock.

N

a 2023 novel by writer and poet Anne Michaels, published by Knopf, a subsidiary of Penguin Random House.

Example sentences

1

The danger is ballast water held by ships, but like Panama they'll likely forbid all water discharge while in the canal.

2

Of course, everyone responds out of frustration at times, but this should never be held to be ideal.

3

If you held onto anything worth money from your childhood, you could call that a buy and hold scheme.

4

In other words, not all money held in Switzerland is ill-gotten - they don't care either way.

5

Actual wrestling has long held 'sexual' overtones likely due to what it looks like to observers.

6

If anything playing at that latency has held his skill back, not served as a barrier to increase his skill.

7

Regarding the sparring between BJ Penn and her, it somewhat confirmed that he held back.

8

Companies which explicitly hold other people's money are usually held to higher standards in holding it (Solicitors, Banks, Estate Agents, etc).

9

Just because you call yourself a programmer/engineer/etc or have held jobs as such doesn't mean that you're competitively skilled or able to perform well in all jobs with the same title.

10

For example deposits are usually held in a client account, separate from other corporate funds, and not usable except for the intended purpose.

11

Being held to the same strict standard makes the community much stronger.

12

Because they pit against each other 2 strongly held beliefs - religious freedom and women are totally equal - politically, sexually and everything else to men.

Quote examples

1

The problem is that a manager who's permissive and nurturing will be regarded well by his subordinates, and held in good regard during good times, but if something happens outside of his control, he's likely to take blame from above for having been "too soft".

2

It seems the judicial system in France could learn something from Colombia: "Seeking to balance the right to clarify the record and the right to freedom of expression, the [highest Constitutional Court in Colombia] held that the newspaper was not required to remove the article.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use held in a sentence?

The danger is ballast water held by ships, but like Panama they'll likely forbid all water discharge while in the canal.

What does held mean?

"Held" is a song by Smog, released as his first single from his 1999 album Knock Knock.

What part of speech is held?

held is commonly used as N.