vidhålla

Swedish

Etymology

vid (“at”) +‎ hålla (“hold”)

Verb

vidhålla (present vidhåller, preterite vidhöll, supine vidhållit, imperative vidhåll)

  1. to maintain (a contested position or opinion or the like)
    Synonym: (uncommon) fasthålla
    Mannen vidhöll att han är oskyldig
    The man maintained his innocence
    Hon vidhöll att hans kompis måste flytta ut
    She insisted (continued to maintain) that his friend had to move out

Conjugation
Conjugation of vidhålla (class 7 strong)
Active Passive
Infinitive vidhålla vidhållas
Supine vidhållit vidhållits
Imperative vidhåll —
Imper. plural1 vidhållen —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative vidhåller vidhöll vidhålls, vidhålles vidhölls
Ind. plural1 vidhålla vidhöllo vidhållas vidhöllos
Subjunctive2 vidhålle vidhölle vidhålles vidhölles
Participles
Present participle vidhållande
Past participle —
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

See also

References
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