hold to verb4 •To share or subscribe to (a belief, etc.).I do not hold to their radical opinions. •To adhere strongly to (a conviction, story, etc.).Despite contrary admonitions, they held to their fundamentalist Christian views. •To follow, be consistent with (a rule, pattern, etc.)The poem which holds strictly to Rağaz-meter (altered) is set to music unrelated in time. — 1929 •To compel (someone) to remain faithful to (a commitment, moral standard, etc.).Jill holds her grandfather to her own standards and finds them wanting. formsheld to · holden to · holding to · holds to