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hield Meaning & Definition

Q: What is the past tense of hield?

The past tense of hield is hielded. The present participle is hielding.

-iːld

What Does Hield Mean?

Hield is used as a verb meaning To bend; incline; tilt (as a water-vessel or ship); heel. It is also used to mean To pour out; pour. As a noun, it means An inclination; a cant.

Quick Facts About Hield

Part of speech	verb, noun
Pronunciation	/-iːld/
Syllables	1
Plural	hields
Verb forms	hields, hielding, hielded

Hield Definition (Verb)

To bend; incline; tilt (as a water-vessel or ship); heel.
To pour out; pour.
To throw; cast; put.
To bow; bend; incline; tilt or cant over.
To decline; sink; go down.
To yield; give way; surrender.

Hield as a Noun

An inclination; a cant.
An incline; slope.
A decline; decrease; wane.

Synonyms of Hield

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Antonyms of Hield

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Hield in a Sentence

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Word Forms & Grammar

hield (third-person singular simple present hields, present participle hielding, simple past and past participle hielded)

hield (plural hields)

Origin of Hield

Origin 1: From Middle English heelden, helden, from Old English hieldan, heldan (“to lean, incline, slope, force downwards, bow or bend down”), from Proto-West Germanic *halþijan, from Proto-Germanic *halþijaną (“to bend, incline, pour, empty”), from Proto-Indo-European *kel- (“to tilt, tip, incline”).

Origin 2: Cognate with Dutch hellen (“to incline”), Low German hellen (“to incline”), Middle High German helden (“to incline”), Danish hælde (“to tilt, lean, slant, slope”), Swedish hälla (“to tilt, pour”), Icelandic halla (“incline, lean sideways, heel over”), Icelandic hella (“to pur”). See also heel.

Origin 3: From Middle English held, from Old English hielde (“slope, declivity”), from Proto-Germanic *halþijōn, *halþijō (“inclination, slope”), from Proto-Indo-European *kel- (“to tilt, tip, incline”). Cognate with German Halde (“slope”), Danish hæld (“an incline, slope”).

How Do You Say Hield?

Hield is pronounced /-iːld/ and has 1 syllable.

Quick Answers About Hield

Is hield a verb or a noun?

Hield is mainly used as a verb, but it can also be used as a noun.

What is the plural of hield?

The plural of hield is hields.

What is the past tense of hield?

The past tense of hield is hielded. The present participle is hielding.