how to pronounce holds

/ˈhoʊldz/

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holds is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of holds in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… to ensure that it holds its value and …”

meanings of holds

noun:

Plural of hold.

verb:

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hold.

holds frequency in english - B1 level of CEFR

the word holds occurs in english on average 36.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics holds can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that holds can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;