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Learn Dutch: houden - to hold, to keep

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/Saying and meaning (bedoelen, lijken)
/houden

houden

Word

houden

Meaning

to hold, to keep

Part of speech

verb

Pronunciation

Course

Lesson

Saying and meaning (bedoelen, lijken)

Usages of houden

Ik houd de deur open.

I hold the door open.

Houd je paspoort bij je.

Keep your passport with you.

Houd je aandacht bij de ademhaling om je bewust te focussen.

Keep your attention on the breathing to focus consciously.

Sinds januari houd ik bijen.

Since January, I have been keeping bees.

Zonder het pak houd ik liever geen bijen.

Without the suit, I prefer not to keep bees.

Denk jij dat we de voorsprong houden? Ik hoop van wel.

Do you think we will keep the lead? I hope so.

We proberen de stellingkast overzichtelijk te houden.

We try to keep the shelving unit well-organized.

rekening houden met

to take into account

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