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- hesitate to act or speak:"he held back, remembering the mistake he had made before"
- refuse or be unwilling to make something known:"you're not holding anything back from me, are you?"
- prevent or restrict the progress or development of someone or something:"my lack of experience held me back a bit" · "the company has been held back by a lack of funding"
- US ENGLISHmake a student repeat a year at school because of poor grades:"Daniels was held back a year, repeating the eighth grade"
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- Hold back is a phrasal verb that means1234:
- To stop something from happening or advancing.
- To keep someone from doing something.
- To act with reserve or contain one's full measure or power.
- To not do something, often because of fear or to avoid making a bad situation worse.
Learn more:✕This summary was generated using AI based on multiple online sources. To view the original source information, use the "Learn more" links.hold back (something) phrasal verb with hold verb us / hoʊld / past tense and past participle held us / held / Add to word list Add to word list to stop something from happening or advancing, or to keep someone from doing something: She held back from interfering in their arguments. Sandbags will hold back the flood waters for a while.dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/hold-backhold back (third-person singular simple present holds back, present participle holding back, simple past and past participle held back) (idiomatic, intransitive) To act with reserve; to contain one's full measure or power.en.wiktionary.org/wiki/hold_backto not do something, often because of fear or because you do not want to make a bad situation worse: He held back, terrified of going into the dark room.dictionary.cambridge.org/es/diccionario/ingles/hold …hold back phrasal verb with hold verb us / hoʊld / uk / həʊld / held | held Add to word list Add to word list to not do something, often because of fear or because you do not want to make a bad situation worse: He held back, terrified of going into the dark room.dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/hold … hold back - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
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