Hold up meaning
Hold up is a phrasal verb with 2 meanings. One of them is to remain strong or successful in a difficult situation.
- Past simple
- held up
- Past participle
- held up
- -ing form
- holding up
What hold up means
B2
To remain strong or successful in a difficult situation
She held up remarkably well during the long trial.
1 more meaning of hold up is in the Retite app, with an example and a translation into your language.
More meanings in the appSimilar phrasal verbs
With hold: hold on, hold back.
With up: wake up, pick up, grow up, line up, make up, set up, put up, go up, bring up, mess up.
Common questions
What does hold up mean?
It has 2 meanings. One of them is to remain strong or successful in a difficult situation. The other one, with an example and a translation into your language, is in the Retite app.
What is the past tense of hold up?
Held up, which is also its past participle.
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