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# How to pronounce "held out" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet)**: `/hɛldæʊt/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **hel·dout**

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (15 Video Clips)

Listen to native speakers pronounce "held out" in real conversation:

### Example 1
> "to follow france and germany into a national lockdown yes i think that um uh it would be remarkable if the government sort of held out and unfortunately the longer it leaves it uh the longer the lockdown will have to be and the more people will die ahead of that uh and you know it's really painful um but the other thing i may say the government and this and"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 9:05](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9_8UyHBZeo&t=545s)

### Example 2
> "these it's reminiscent of the end of Communism in 1989 but one thing is different today I don't think anyone would have held out for 36 Days on the street back theni alexandr says it's time for a new Democratic re ution but this time there's the internet and professionals who know how to organize protests Asen genov and Constantine Pavlov are bloggers and took part in the"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 3:19](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APsMwokum6M&t=199s)

### Example 3
> "was a good business but for us didn't necessarily lead us anywhere strategically so we think we've made the right call and at the same time we've held out for Value we've delivered value and I think we've done the right thing for shareholders um tell us a bit more about your South African business run us through what it is you you're saying today about South Africa um the the business there what it what it looks"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 1:33](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYzd73IrUuM&t=93s)

### Example 4
> "now to the war in Ukraine and Russia says its troops have taken the Strategic stronghold of kurakova in Ukraine's donet region kakava a logistics Hub has held out for months if Moscow has indeed taken the town it would enable its forces to step up the pace of their advance in donet these images showing troops raising a Russian flag have been geolocated by Reuters news agency to"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 0:09](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ap_FFZM4GSE&t=9s)

### Example 5
> "intervene that he says let cable vision to think it might get better terms if it held out until Regulators jumped in"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 1:07](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJJEWt8WtP0&t=67s)

### Example 6
> "held out a Joker of an extremely not to say wolfishly practical character he"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 71:50](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GQ27Nu7Aqk&t=4310s)

### Example 7
> "held out her hand and kissed her husband and asked him why he was angry with her."
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 67:41](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stqLXBLDD7Q&t=4061s)

### Example 8
> "held out his hand I believe everything out of the common the only thing to"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 68:34](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-i92aqoJdY&t=4114s)

### Example 9
> "held out her hand to show their height from the floor Peter felt a cold shudder run down his"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 435:05](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XR6wXADHREw&t=26105s)

### Example 10
> "held out would bring over another Oli in a more advanced stage of the"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 228:17](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dU9--uA_B7Q&t=13697s)


## Related Words & Synonyms

- **Nearby Vocabulary**: [figure out](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/figure-out), [work out](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/work-out), [make sense of](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/make-sense-of), [find out](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/find-out), [sort out](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/sort-out), [clear up](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/clear-up), [point out](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/point-out), [bring up](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/bring-up)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce "held out" correctly?
"held out" is pronounced `/hɛldæʊt/`. Syllable breakdown: **hel·dout**.

### What does "held out" mean in context?
Refer to real speech examples in the video clips above to observe how native speakers use "held out" in daily English.

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