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vasthouden werkwoord | adhere [adhered, adhering, adheres](To hold, be attached, or be devoted) hold [held, holding, holds](to grasp) hold on(to hold, grasp, or grip) |
vasthoudend bijvoeglijk naamwoord | pertinacious(stubbornly resolute or tenacious) |
vasthoudendheid substantief {f} | diligence [diligences](qualities of a hard worker, including conscientiousness, determination, perseverance) perseverance(persistent determination to adhere to a course of action; insistence) |
hout vasthouden werkwoord | knock on wood(to take a customary action to ward off misfortune) |