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[Verb] | "hold" | \ ˈhōld \
1: to have possession or ownership of or have at one's disposal
2: to have as a privilege or position of responsibility
3: to have as a mark of distinction
Origin: before 12th century ;
Middle English holden, going back to Old English healdan, going back to Germanic *hald-a-, whence also Old High German haltan "to protect, guard, hold," Old Saxon haldan, Old Norse halda, Gothic haldan "to tend, graze (cattle)"; perhaps, if -d- (going back to Indo-European *-dh-) is a root extension with resultative meaning, a derivative from the Indo-European base *kelh1- "set in motion," with sense shift from "pasture" to "keep, protect" to "hold" {mat|accelerate|};
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[Phrase] | "holding forth"
1: to give a formal often extended talk on a subject;
* e.g., " ... The professor held forth on the current state of politics until everyone was sick of the topic. "
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