houden.
to keep, preserve
Meaning & usage
to keep, preserve
Je moet je tanden goed schoon houden.
Ik kan mijn ogen niet meer open houden.
to keep, to care for
Ik wil graag varkens houden, maar dat mag niet.
to hold, to be engaged in
een gesprek houden
to hold, to have, to organise (an event)
Ik hou morgen een feest, kom je ook?
In Parijs werd in 2015 een belangrijke conferentie gehouden over het klimaat.
to love; to like
Ik hou van jou.
Hij houdt van Belgisch bier en frieten.
to take for, to consider, to see as
Where this word comes from
From Middle Dutch houden, from Old Dutch haldan, from Proto-West Germanic *haldan, from Proto-Germanic *haldaną.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.