houden

Meaning

1. (transitive) to keep, preserve
2. (transitive) to keep, to care for
3. (transitive) to hold, to be engaged in
4. (transitive) to hold, to have, to organise (an event)
5. (intransitive) to love; to like
6. (transitive) to take for, to consider, to see as

Concepts

hold

keep

cause

retain

cause to take place

organize

provoke

stage

hang onto

give rise to

inflict

pose

result in

wreak

contain

love

identify

locate

position

set

situate

spot

have

maintain

act as agent

act as go-between

deliver

get

procure

provide

purvey

supply

admit

comprise

include

grasp

judge

be fond of

adhere

stick to

preserve

Hyphenated as

hou‧den

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɦɑu̯də(n)/

Etymology

From Middle Dutch houden, from Old Dutch haldan, from Proto-West Germanic *haldan, from Proto-Germanic *haldaną.

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 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.