hold with (something)

hold with (something)

To agree or go along with something. Your story better hold with the one I told Mom, or else we're definitely going to get caught! I think they're lying because Jen's story does hold with what Alex told me. Yes, but the plans you're proposing don't exactly hold with the steps we've already taken.

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hold with

Agree with, support, as in I don't hold with that view of the situation. [c. 1300]

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hold with

v.

To support or agree with something. Used chiefly in the negative: I don't hold with your theories, because you don't have enough evidence to support them.

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