to get hold

Examples

• All

• How on earth did you get hold of that?

  Merchant Ivory (2024)

• We must get hold of that DVD.

  Johnny English (2003)

• Who are you trying to get hold of?

  9/11: Minute by Minute (2021)

• It's the kind of thing the press like to get hold of.

  Conclave (2024)

• I can't get hold of his sister.

  Give Them Wings (2021)

• Even after you left Baghdad, you made sure you got hold of them.

  Eulogy (2020)

• Floyd showed it to me when we first got hold of it.

  The Maltese Falcon (1941)

• I suppose Geskamp has been trying to get hold of me all morning.

  Fiction book (1992)

• So I, I managed to get hold of Sylvester Stallone's agent in New York.

  Terry Stone Connection

• I need to get hold of a new passport before my trip.

Synonyms

G

to get

vsto get hold

∞ 1.0

To receive something, for example by buying it or finding it

is more specifically about managing to acquire or contact for use

F

to find

vsto get hold

∞ 1.0

To get someone or something you need for a purpose

is about managing to acquire or contact for a purpose

G

to grab

vsto get hold

∞ 1.0

To take hold of something quickly with your hand

is about managing to obtain or contact, not rapid physical snatching

G

to get at

vsto get hold

194 4.1

To reach or take something in a place that is hard to reach

emphasizes actual acquiring or contacting rather than mere access

L

to line up

vsto get hold

114 2.7

Arrange for someone or something to be available when needed

focuses more on acquiring or contacting rather than only arranging

G

to get one's hands on

vsto get hold

77 4.1

To obtain something that is hard to find or buy

also covers managing to contact someone, not only rare acquisition

G

to get hold of

vsto get hold

24 2.5

To take something in your hand

can mean managing to contact or obtain rather than only physical taking

T

to take hold of

vsto get hold

21 3.1

Grab something or someone with your hands

is about obtaining or contacting rather than purely physical grasp

T

to take hold

vsto get hold

15 2.0

To grasp something with your hands

focuses on managing acquisition or contact, not literal holding

L

to lay hands on

vsto get hold

6 6.5

To get something, often after hard work

can mean arranging contact or acquisition, not only difficult retrieval

F

to fetch

vsto get hold

• Archaic

1 8.2

To take someone away, often by death or a spirit

refers to acquiring or contacting for a purpose, not removal or claiming

Antonyms

L

to lose

∞ 1.0

Not be able to find something you once had

G

to give away

233 2.0

Hand something to someone without asking for money

How Obtained

to procure

45 6.8

to obtain

619 2.6

to get hold

• UK

66 3.2

to get

∞ 1.0

to find

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology