She held the baby gently in her arms.
她轻轻地把婴儿抱在怀里。
Select the best synonym for the word “held”:
B — grasped. “held” means v. past tense of hold; to have or keep in your hand
She gently ______ the sleeping baby in her arms all night long.
B — held. “held” means v. past tense of hold; to have or keep in your hand
held — v. past tense of hold; to have or keep in your hand. In Chinese: 持有，握住.
held is pronounced /hɛld/. It breaks into 1 syllable: held.
She held the baby gently in her arms. (她轻轻地把婴儿抱在怀里。)
grasped, gripped, kept — all close in meaning to held (v. past tense of hold; to have or keep in your hand).
Yes. held appears on the iSEE Vocab Basic list, which covers 2445 words for the ISEE and SSAT.