How to pronounce holds
Listen to holds in real sentences, spoken by real people, in the original YouTube videos. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.
“holds” in real sentences
1000+ clips in the index · 552 American · 669 British. Clips come from parliamentary and government channels under open licences.
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>> So, Barbie still holds holds Right.
Smithsonian Air & Space · watch from 15:15 · hear it here
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renewable energy transition holds.
The Scottish Parliament · watch from 10:42 · hear it here
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HAND HOLDS AND TRANSLATION.
NASA · watch from 21:12 · hear it here
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which Parliament holds the Government.
UK Parliament · watch from 2:41 · hear it here
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of holds. Conversation gives you the stress, the vowel reduction and the speed that people actually use — and they differ between accents. YouTongue plays the surrounding sentence, so you hear the word in the rhythm it belongs to.