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houden

Meaning

to keep, preserve
to keep, to care for
to hold, to be engaged in
to hold, to have, to organise (an event)
to love; to like
to take for, to consider, to see as

Hyphenated as

hou‧den

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɦɑu̯də(n)/

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Sentences

Dus daar moeten we ons

aan
🔛

houden .

So that is what we have to abide by.

Ik zal proberen het kort te houden .

I will try to be reasonably brief.

We hebben beloofd om ons

aan
🔛

de afspraken te houden .

We have promised to adhere to the agreements.

Het is een feit dat we ons

moeten houden aan het subsidiariteitsbeginsel.

Obviously we must abide by the principle of subsidiarity.

Wij hebben verloren op
🆙

communicatievlak en dat moeten wij goed
👍

in de gaten houden .

We have lost at the level of communication and I believe that we need to take particular care here.

Als we dat willen , moeten we er een referendum over houden .

If we want that, we should have a referendum on it.

Ik vind drop
💧

heerlijk , maar sommige mensen houden niet
🚫

van de anijssmaak.

I love licorice, but some people don't like the anise flavor.

Het was koud
🥶

in de berghut en de twee
2

dekens waren nauwelijks voldoende om ons

warm
☀️

te houden .

It was cold in the cabin and the two blankets were barely enough to keep us warm.

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