| Definition of 'hold on' |
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1. (verb) grasp, hold on
hold firmly
2. (verb) hold on, stop
stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments
"Hold on a moment!"
3. (verb) persevere, persist, hang in, hang on, hold on
be persistent, refuse to stop
"he persisted to call me every night"; "The child persisted and kept asking questions"
4. (verb) hang on, hold the line, hold on
hold the phone line open
"Please hang on while I get your folder"
5. (verb) keep, hold on
retain possession of
"Can I keep my old stuffed animals?"; "She kept her maiden name after she married"
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1. (verb) hold on
to keep a firm grip on
Hold on tight to the railing.
2. hold on
to wait
Can you hold on while I finish this?; Hold on! Don't throw that away.
3. hold on
to keep sth you already have
The team couldn't hold onto their unbeaten record.
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Sense: (often with to ) to keep (a grip on) (something)
She held on to me to stop herself slipping; I couldn't hold on any longer, so I let go of the rope.
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 Afrikaans: vashou aan |
 Arabic: يَتَمَسَّك بِ |
 Bulgarian: държа се за |
 Brazilian: segurar-se |
 Czech: držet (se) |
 German: festhalten |
 Danish: holde fast |
 Greek: βαστώ, αντέχω να κρατήσω |
 Spanish: agarrar(se), sujetar |
 Estonian: kinni hoidma |
 Farsi: مقاومت كردن |
 Finnish: pitää kiinni |
 French: (se) tenir (à) |
 Hebrew: לְהַחֲזִיק ב- |
 Hindi: थामे रखना |
 Croatian: cvrsto držati |
 Hungarian: megkapaszkodik vmiben |
 Indonesian: berpegangan |
 Icelandic: halda (sér) fast í |
 Italian: tenersi a; resistere |
 Japanese: つかまる |
 Korean: 계속하다 |
 Lithuanian: laikytis už, iš(si)laikyt |
 Latvian: neatlaisties; turpināt; i |
 Malay: bertahan |
 Dutch: vasthouden aan |
 Norwegian: holde seg fast i, klamre |
 Polish: trzymać się |
 Persian: مقاومت كردن |
 Pashto: مقاومت کول |
 Portuguese: segurar-se |
 Romanian: a seţine bine (de) |
 Russian: держаться |
 Slovak: držať (sa) |
 Slovenian: čvrsto se česa držati |
 Serbian: držati se |
 Swedish: hålla fast i, hålla sig k |
 Thai: จับไว้ |
 Turkish: tutunmak |
 Taiwanese: 抓住 |
 Ukrainian: триматися |
 Urdu: گرفت میں رکھنا |
 Vietnamese: nắm chặt; giữ chặt |
 Chinese: 抓住 |
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