to hold
∞
1.3
- verb
- /hoʊld/
:
guardar
- Please hold the door open while I bring in the groceries.
- hold back
- hold together
- hold your breath
Hold it, Now your upper lip and hold it, hold it.
- Hold it, Now your upper lip and hold it, hold it.
- And the short answer is don't hold your breath for that one.
- Whoa, whoa, whoa, hold it right there, window seat Freud.
- And I was like, hold up, bro, no phones.
- Hold the fear in one hand and hold your passion in the other.
- We've got this cop on our right hold up see exiting.
Examples
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Did you hold out on me, Charlie?
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Christians still enjoy the constitutional rights to vote, hold office, speak, exercise their faith, and assemble.
Academic text (2008) -
Okay, let me hold your coffee.
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Okay, hold on a minute.
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The business development expertise - to hold down the fort.
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For instance, a victim's passport may be held or her freedom of movement restricted.
Academic text (2008) -
In such cases, the elected board of directors is held accountable to the shareholders.
Academic text (2017) -
Many banks in these countries continue to hold reserves, but only for the purpose of clearing payments.
Academic text (2017) -
Teachers like Mrs. Jensen are being held accountable for students' progress more than ever before.
Academic text (2012) -
We will hold the meeting next Tuesday to discuss the project.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
To stay in one place or delay action until something happens
∞
1.0
To continue doing something or stay in the same state
∞
1.0
Keep something for use later
439
1.8
To arrange for a seat, room, or ticket before you need it
236
3.4
To keep having something such as a job or possession
210
5.1
Refuse to give something someone wants or needs
180
3.0
To keep something and not let it go
145
3.1
To keep something for a particular person or purpose
90
2.8
To cause a delay in plans or progress
78
3.8
To wait before doing something
75
1.2
Ask someone to wait for a short time
72
1.6
To keep something instead of selling or giving it away
54
3.1
Leave an option available for later use
47
5.6
To stop shooting or attacking and wait before taking action
37
4.2
To wait before doing something
17
3.2
Keep something for later use
15
3.9
To keep a job or position during difficult times
14
3.7
Keep something available while you delay a final decision
14
3.7
To wait on the phone without hanging up
11
5.0
To stop work on a plan or project for now
8
8.2
Tell someone to wait so you can check or explain something
2
2.8
Save part of something to use later
2
7.9
To delay something and keep it for later use
1
4.6
To keep something for use or sale after its planned time
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
42
4.8
To feel angry at someone for something they did in the past that hurt you
- Informal
12
8.1
Make someone do what they promised or take responsibility by pressuring them
2
8.5
Ask anyone who objects to speak now or be silent forever
- Informal
1
8.8
To have the only responsibility for a hard problem when others avoid it
- Slang
A joking request to someone to hold your drink before doing something daring
- Slang
A joking way to say you will try something daring or foolish after someone else does
To support two opposite sides at the same time to please both
Phrasal Verbs
- Specialized
1
4.8
To have the right given by the government to make or sell an invention
Compounds
- NSFW
7
7.5
A tight arm around someone's neck from behind to stop them moving or make them pass out
- Jargon
1
7.8
A position where someone wraps their legs around an opponent's body or head and presses their feet together to squeeze
- Jargon
A wrestler wraps their legs around someone's body or head and squeezes them with the feet
How Long
Surface Forms
Etymology
A helpful way to remember hold in the sense of reserving is to think of the Old English healdan meaning 'to keep'; so to hold a table or seat is to 'keep' it for someone later.