hielten Learn Unstarted Summary The German translation for “held” is hielten. Examples of "held" in use There are 2 examples of the German word for "held" being used: Recording English German Learn We held on tightly to the branch. Wir hielten uns fest am Ast fest. Learn They held out despite the prolonged siege. Sie hielten trotz der langwierigen Belagerung durch. Learn Practice Lesson "held" Practice (2) Lesson Learn Lesson words held etc. View all lesson words Lesson phrases We held on tightly to the branch. etc. View all lesson phrases Acknowledgements Audio Google text-to-speech