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After a long, impartial enquiry of the truth, and after much and earnest calling upon God, to give unto me the spirit and revelation in the knowledge of Him, I find myself obliged, both by the principles of reason and Scripture, to embrace the opinion I now hold forth.
John Biddle

Meaning of "hold forth" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HOLD FORTH

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HOLD FORTH

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Hold forth is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb hold forth in English.

WHAT DOES HOLD FORTH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of hold forth in the English dictionary

The definition of hold forth in the dictionary is to speak for a long time or in public. Other definition of hold forth is to offer.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO HOLD FORTH

PRESENT

Present
I hold forth
you hold forth
he/she/it holds forth
we hold forth
you hold forth
they hold forth
Present continuous
I am holding forth
you are holding forth
he/she/it is holding forth
we are holding forth
you are holding forth
they are holding forth
Present perfect
I have held forth
you have held forth
he/she/it has held forth
we have held forth
you have held forth
they have held forth
Present perfect continuous
I have been holding forth
you have been holding forth
he/she/it has been holding forth
we have been holding forth
you have been holding forth
they have been holding forth
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I held forth
you held forth
he/she/it held forth
we held forth
you held forth
they held forth
Past continuous
I was holding forth
you were holding forth
he/she/it was holding forth
we were holding forth
you were holding forth
they were holding forth
Past perfect
I had held forth
you had held forth
he/she/it had held forth
we had held forth
you had held forth
they had held forth
Past perfect continuous
I had been holding forth
you had been holding forth
he/she/it had been holding forth
we had been holding forth
you had been holding forth
they had been holding forth
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will hold forth
you will hold forth
he/she/it will hold forth
we will hold forth
you will hold forth
they will hold forth
Future continuous
I will be holding forth
you will be holding forth
he/she/it will be holding forth
we will be holding forth
you will be holding forth
they will be holding forth
Future perfect
I will have held forth
you will have held forth
he/she/it will have held forth
we will have held forth
you will have held forth
they will have held forth
Future perfect continuous
I will have been holding forth
you will have been holding forth
he/she/it will have been holding forth
we will have been holding forth
you will have been holding forth
they will have been holding forth
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would hold forth
you would hold forth
he/she/it would hold forth
we would hold forth
you would hold forth
they would hold forth
Conditional continuous
I would be holding forth
you would be holding forth
he/she/it would be holding forth
we would be holding forth
you would be holding forth
they would be holding forth
Conditional perfect
I would have hold forth
you would have hold forth
he/she/it would have hold forth
we would have hold forth
you would have hold forth
they would have hold forth
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been holding forth
you would have been holding forth
he/she/it would have been holding forth
we would have been holding forth
you would have been holding forth
they would have been holding forth
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you hold forth
we let´s hold forth
you hold forth
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to hold forth
Past participle
held forth
Present Participle
holding forth
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HOLD FORTH

hold a brief for
hold a pistol to a person´s head
hold all the aces
hold back
hold court
hold down
hold for
hold in
hold it!
hold off
hold on
hold on like grim death
hold one´s breath
hold one´s hand
hold one´s head high
hold one´s horses
hold one´s own
hold one´s peace
hold one´s tongue
hold out

WORDS THAT END LIKE HOLD FORTH

back and forth
bring forth
Butterworth
call forth
Cornforth
Fort Worth
forth
go forth
henceforth
north
put forth
set forth
straightforth
tamworth
the Far North
the North
thenceforth
Wentworth
whenceforth
worth

Synonyms and antonyms of hold forth in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «HOLD FORTH»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «hold forth» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of hold forth

Translation of «hold forth» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HOLD FORTH

Find out the translation of hold forth to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of hold forth from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hold forth» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

持有第四
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

perorar
570 millions of speakers

English

hold forth
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आगे पकड़
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عقد عليها
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

разглагольствовать
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

discorrer
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ধরে রাখো
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pérorer
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Teruskan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

sich verbreiten
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

前後ホールド
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

등 개최
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Terus wae
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

diển thuyết trước đám đông
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பிடிக்கவும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बाहेर ठेवा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Ileri sürmek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sproloquiare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

rozprawiać
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

просторікувати
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

deține mai departe
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κρατήστε εμπρός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hou voort
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hålla tillbaka
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ta ordet,
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hold forth

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HOLD FORTH»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HOLD FORTH» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about hold forth

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QUOTES WITH «HOLD FORTH»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word hold forth.
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John Biddle
After a long, impartial enquiry of the truth, and after much and earnest calling upon God, to give unto me the spirit and revelation in the knowledge of Him, I find myself obliged, both by the principles of reason and Scripture, to embrace the opinion I now hold forth.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HOLD FORTH»

Discover the use of hold forth in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hold forth and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Collection of Confusible Phrases
We present ourselves to you as allies who hold forth to you the advantages of British protection. hold on keep on hold on - I. maintain one's grip or footing: If a branch is near you, hold on until we can get a rope. 2. continue; last: If the weather ...
Yuri Dolgopolov, 2004
2
Simon & Schuster Super Crossword Puzzle Dictionary And ...
6 adhere, cleave; 7 stick to; 9 stick fast; 12 hang together; 13 stick together hold forth: 5 stump; 6 recite; 7 declaim, lecture; 8 flourish, harangue; 9 delve into, discourse, sermonize, speechify hold in: 4 curb, hold; 5 check; 6 keep in; 7 conceal, ...
Seth Godin, Lark Productions LLC, Seth Godin Productions, 1999
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Nuevo Método del Doctor Enrique Ollendorff para aprender a ...
Who will hold forth?— The cashier will hold forth, but now my friend is holding forth.— Does he like to hold forth?— He f refers to. hold forth better than to be silent. — Why do you not speak?— Because do not wish to hold forth; let them hold ...
H. G. Ollendorff, 1851
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Paul and the Mission of the Church: Philippians in Ancient ...
[57] Others, including most older commentators, favor the meaning “hold forth.”[ 58] The lexica are similarly divided. Liddell-Scott-Jones gives, among the major senses of the verb, the meaning “hold out to, present, offer,” and renders ἐπέχοντες ...
James P. Ware, 2011
5
Wordsworth Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
To hold forth. To speak in public ; to harangue ; to declaim. An author holds forth certain opinions or ideas in his book, i.e. exhibits them or holds them out to view. A speaker does the same in an oratorical display. To hold good. To be valid, or ...
Ebenezer Cobham Brewer, 2001
6
A Commentary upon the Book of the Revelation ... by ... ...
I T maybe made out b the different Matter contained in these- principal l'rophefies, that they cannot becontempory one' with another, but must be succeflive to oneauother: For, the Seals hold forth predominate Per-secution by Heathens, the  ...
‎1739
7
Sermons, Experimental and Practical: An Offering to Home ...
They are to hold forth this word — the life-giving word of God — as a light to apprise fellow-travelers of the danger to which they are exposed, and to direct them in the way of safety as they pass onward to the close of their earthly journey.
Joel Hawes, 1867
8
The Mission of the Church: In Paul's Letter to the ...
Thayer's lexicon likewise does not list “hold fast” or an equivalent among the possible senses of the verb ἐπέχω, but does give the sense “to hold towards, hold forth, present,” and assigns this meaning to the verb in Philippians 2:16.60 ...
J. Patrick Ware, 2005
9
Life-Study of Philippians: Messages 24-42
According to verse 16, the way we shine as luminaries is to hold forth the word of life. It is rather difficult to understand adequately the meaning of the phrase holdingforth. It means “to present something to people, to offer them something, and ...
Witness Lee, 2000
10
Pantologia: a new cabinet cyclopaedia, comprehending a ...
3. To maintain (Maccabees). 24. To cany on conjunctively (Matthew). 25. To prosecute; to continue (Abbot). 26. To Hold forth. To offer to exhibit; to propose ( Temple). 27- To Hold forth. To protend; to put forward to view (Clicyw). 28. To Hold in.
‎1819

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HOLD FORTH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hold forth is used in the context of the following news items.
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FORTUNE COOKIE: The BJP's vegetarian agenda will hurt aspiring …
As a citizen, the minister has the right to hold forth on matters that are not exactly in his official domain. However, he must educate himself about ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
2
'Watchman' an unworthy sequel to 'Mockingbird' - Philly.com
But Watchman's most glaring weakness is probably that the young novelist lets her characters hold forth too much, especially on the federal ... «Philly.com, Jul 15»
3
Prince Philip has aged disgracefully into our favourite grumpy …
So, when they hold forth - and those I know have never been behind the door when it comes to opinions - that a boyfriend's a bad 'un, or that ... «Belfast Telegraph, Jul 15»
4
John H. Conway: Genius at Play
Just a few years ago, he strayed from his usual stomping ground of abstract mathematics as games to hold forth on the subject of free will. «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
5
The Suspicious Story Behind Harper Lee's 'Go Set a Watchman'
Listening to businessmen hold forth about literature constitutes a rare kind of comedy. Harper Lee appears to have had only the most marginal ... «The New Republic, Jul 15»
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Trevor Manuel's SACP critique important | News24
This is Manuel's killer question: “Why then does the SACP have this special status and a boundless legitimacy to hold forth on any matter, as if it ... «News24, Jul 15»
7
This new commemorative All-Star Game glove was designed by a …
We're all pretty passionate about baseball apparel, but as much as we hold forth about new uniform colors and stirrup socks, we're pretty far ... «MLB.com, Jul 15»
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Trevor Manuel: Is the SACP staying true to its origins? | News24
The question is, why then does the SACP have this special status and a boundless legitimacy to hold forth on any matter, as if it is independent ... «News24, Jul 15»
9
Review: Anthony Bourdain is kind of a jerk, but he still rocks
He likes to hold forth. He's strongly resembles your favorite college boyfriend – the one who fell somewhere between edgy and badass, the one ... «Atlanta Intown, Jul 15»
10
Things To Do In Dallas This Weekend: July 10–12
... an independent theater festival, a new documentary about Dirk Nowitzki, the opportunity to hear Anthony Bourdain hold forth on food and life, ... «D Magazine, Jul 15»

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