I need your help. What is the meaning of 結構もった in phrases like
結構もった方じゃないか
結構もった方だと思います
I can not find this in dictionaries.
Answer
もつ in such a phrase means "hang on", "keep up", or "stay good". From the definition #9 in this dictionary entry:
９ 長くそのままの状態を保ち続ける。もちこたえる。「夏場でも―・つ食品」「これじゃとてもからだが―・たない
In this sense, もつ can be also written as 保つ in kanji.
Depending on the subject, 結構もつ can mean "(for a battery/food) to have a longer life than expected", "(for a person) to hang on for quite some time before giving up", and so on.
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