holt
pronunciation
How to pronounce holt in British English:
UK [həʊlt]
How to pronounce holt in American English:
US [hoʊlt]
Word Origin
- holt (n.)
- Old English holt "woods," common in place names, from Proto-Germanic *hultam- (cognates: Old Frisian, Old Norse, Middle Dutch holt, Dutch hout, German Holz "wood"), from PIE *kldo- (cognates: Old Church Slavonic klada "beam, timber," Greek klados "twig," Old Irish caill "wood"), from root *kel- (1) "to strike, cut."
Example
- 1. Holt became a sought-after speaker and supporter of school reform .
- 2. When lisa got back we officially accepted holt 's referral .
- 3. I went to london to meet frank , mary , and lyda holt .
- 4. During a lull in the elmore case , holt took on the johnson appeal .
- 5. Five years ago , he and his brother bought a bookshop in the small norfolk town of holt .