Past tense and past participle of hold1. The meaning of held is past tense and past participle of hold. Held synonyms, held pronunciation, held translation, english dictionary definition of held.
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See examples of held used in a sentence. Simple past tense and a past participle of hold. [~ + object + as + object] he was held as a hostage for five years.
[~ + object] the police held her for questioning.
[~ + object + object]. Past simple and past participle of hold 2.