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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
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What is the meaning of 結構もった方じゃないか
もつ in such a phrase means "hang on", "keep up", or "stay good". From the
definition #9 in [this dictionary
entry](http://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/jn/219381/meaning/m0u/):

> 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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