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守らせる、履行を求める

相手に約束を守らせたり、決められた基準を満たすよう求めたりする。

やさしい英語で： To make someone keep a promise or meet a particular standard.

• I will hold you to that promise.
• The coach held every player to the same standard.
• Can we hold the company to its agreement?

使い方： hold someone to something (I will hold you to your promise.)

類義語： bind, oblige

よく使う表現： hold someone to something, hold someone to account

守り通す、固執する

変えるよう迫られても、信念や自分の話した内容を変えずに守る。

やさしい英語で： To keep a belief or keep telling the same story despite pressure to change it.

• She held to her story.
• They hold to their principles even when it costs them money.
• Will he hold to his position under pressure?

使い方： hold to something (He held to his original account despite repeated questions.)

類義語： stick to, stand by, cling to

反対語： abandon

よく使う表現： hold to something, hold to your story

信じる、支持する

ある考えを信じたり、意見に賛成したりする。

やさしい英語で： To believe in an idea or agree with an opinion.

• I hold to that view.
• She held to the belief that people are basically kind.
• Do you hold to the theory that dreams have hidden meanings?

使い方： hold to something (They hold to the belief that education should be free.)

類義語： believe in, subscribe to

反対語： reject

よく使う表現： hold to a belief, hold to a view

従う、遵守する

規則や計画、合意したやり方に従って行動する。

やさしい英語で： To act according to a rule, plan, or agreed way of doing something.

• We must hold to the rules.
• The team held to its original plan throughout the project.
• Can you hold to this schedule for another week?

使い方： hold to something (Please hold to the agreed schedule.)

類義語： follow, adhere to, keep to

反対語： disregard

よく使う表現： hold to a plan, hold to the rules