1. : to hold true
his luck held good all year
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hold good
To remain the case
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Main Entry: ↑hold
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hold good phrase
to still exist, or to still be valuable
These assurances only hold good while he remains in office.
Thesaurus: to continue to exist or happensynonym
Main entry: hold
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hold good
: to be true
The advice she gave us 10 years ago still holds good [=(more commonly) holds true] today.
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Main Entry: ↑good
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hold ˈgood idiom
to be true
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The same argument does not hold good in every case.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.