hold in contempt (English, verb)
expansion: hold in contempt (third-person singular simple present holds in contempt, present participle holding in contempt, simple past and past participle held in contempt)
Senses:
topics: law
glosses: To judge someone to have been in contempt of court.
glosses: To consider someone unworthy of respect.
tags: figuratively
Forms:
form: holds in contempt
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: holding in contempt
tags: participle
present
form: held in contempt
tags: participle
past
form: held in contempt
tags: past