Hold: meaning, definitions and examples
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hold
[ həʊld ]
on to
Grasp, carry, or support with one's arms or hands; keep in one's possession.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- He was holding a brown leather suitcase.
- She held the baby in her arms.
- The boy held the kite string tightly.
keep
Keep or reserve for someone.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- Please hold a table for us at the restaurant.
- I'll hold a ticket for you at the box office.
Translations
Translations of the word "hold" in other languages:
🇵🇹 segurar
- manter
- conter
🇮🇳 पकड़ना
- रोकना
- धारण करना
🇩🇪 halten
- festhalten
- behalten
🇮🇩 menahan
- memegang
- mempertahankan
🇺🇦 тримати
- утримувати
- затримувати
🇵🇱 trzymać
- utrzymać
- powstrzymać
🇯🇵 保持する (hoji suru)
- 持つ (motsu)
- 支える (sasaeru)
🇫🇷 tenir
- maintenir
- contenir
🇪🇸 sostener
- mantener
- contener
🇹🇷 tutmak
- korumak
- sürdürmek
🇰🇷 잡다 (jabda)
- 유지하다 (yujihada)
- 보유하다 (boyuhada)
🇸🇦 يمسك (yumsik)
- يبقي (yabqi)
- يحتفظ (yahtafiz)
🇨🇿 držet
- udržet
- zadržet
🇸🇰 držať
- udržať
- zadržať
🇨🇳 保持 (bǎochí)
- 拿住 (ná zhù)
- 控制 (kòngzhì)
🇸🇮 držati
- ohraniti
- zadržati
🇮🇸 halda
- varðveita
- geyma
🇰🇿 ұстау
- сақтау
- тоқтату
🇬🇪 დაჭერა (dach'era)
- შენახვა (shenakhva)
- შეკავება (shekaveba)
🇦🇿 tutmaq
- saxlamaq
- dayandırmaq
🇲🇽 sostener
- mantener
- contener
Etymology
The word 'hold' has Old English origins, with its usage dating back to the 12th century. It evolved from the Old English word 'healdan', meaning 'to keep, observe'. Over the centuries, 'hold' has maintained its fundamental meaning of grasping, carrying, or keeping something. It has become a versatile word used in various contexts to depict the action of holding onto something physically or metaphorically.
See also: held, holder, holders, holding, holdings, holdup, uphold, upholding, withhold, withholding.