Hold back meaning
Hold back is a phrasal verb that means to stop yourself or someone else from doing or showing something.
- Past simple
- held back
- Past participle
- held back
- -ing form
- holding back
What hold back means
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To stop yourself or someone else from doing or showing something
She could barely hold back her tears.
Similar phrasal verbs
With back: bring back, come back, get back, give back, put back, go back, take back, call back, come back to, go back on.
Common questions
What does hold back mean?
To stop yourself or someone else from doing or showing something.
What is the past tense of hold back?
Held back, which is also its past participle.
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