Definitions for held
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.5 / 2 votes

1. heldadjective

   occupied or in the control of; often used in combination

   "enemy-held territory"

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Heldthe preterite and part. pass. of hold.

   A rich man beginning to fall, is held up of friends. Ecclus.

   If Minerva had not appeared and held his hand, he had executed his design. Dryden.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. held

   Held refers to being in possession or control of something or being kept or reserved for a specific purpose or time. It can also refer to the act of keeping or maintaining a physical or mental grip on something or someone.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Held

   imp. & p. p. of Hold

2. Held

   of Hold

WikidataRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. Held

   "Held" is a song by Smog, released as his first single from his 1999 album Knock Knock. The original Drag City-release featured the second single "Cold Blooded Old Times" as a b-side. "Held" is sometimes covered during concerts by American indie rock band Spoon. The song also appeared in the 60 and 30-seconds-versions of a commercial advertising the 2008 Cadillac Escalade.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Held

   pa.t. and pa.p. of hold.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. HELD

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Held is ranked #4896 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Held surname appeared 7,195 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 would have the surname Held.
   
   95.5% or 6,875 total occurrences were White.
   1.9% or 142 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.1% or 80 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.6% or 48 total occurrences were Asian.
   0.4% or 33 total occurrences were Black.
   0.2% or 17 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'held' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #294

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'held' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1282

How to pronounce held?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say held in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of held in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of held in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of held in a Sentence

1. Tal Dehtiar:

   We literally are surrounded by pirates. We literally have universities held hostage in Kenya nearby, we are not making stuff in your neighborhood backyard. We are under the most extreme circumstances possible and we are still doing it. We are literally trying to stay alive while making shoes.

2. Domenic Sarno:

   Needless to say, this is not a good day for our Springfield Police Department, police officers are held to a higher standard.

3. Jamal Khashoggi:

   Maybe the world should be held accountable because the world is a vicious place.

4. Novak Djokovic:

   I'm proud to officially share the news that the #AdriaTour will be held across the #Balkans 13 June - 5 July kicking off with a tournament in Belgrade, very grateful we could make this happen to play and support humanitarian projects across the region.

5. Charlie Crist:

   Abusive conservatorships can be an unending nightmare, and tragically we don’t know how many people are being held captive against their will under the broken guardianship system, under the FREE Act, we would Free Britney along with the countless number of seniors and persons with disabilities being abused and exploited by the broken system.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=held
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=held
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/held
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=held
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=held
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html