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hold on

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. grasp, hold onverb

    hold firmly

  2. hold on, stopverb

    stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments

    "Hold on a moment!"

  3. persevere, persist, hang in, hang on, hold onverb

    be persistent, refuse to stop

    "he persisted to call me every night"; "The child persisted and kept asking questions"

  4. hang on, hold the line, hold onverb

    hold the phone line open

    "Please hang on while I get your folder"

  5. keep, hold onverb

    retain possession of

    "Can I keep my old stuffed animals?"; "She kept her maiden name after she married"

Wiktionary

  1. hold onverb

    To grasp or grip firmly.

  2. hold onverb

    To keep; to store something for someone.

  3. hold onverb

    Wait a short while.

  4. hold onverb

    To remain loyal.

  5. hold onverb

    To persist

Wikipedia

  1. Hold On

    Hold On is a song by American rapper 50 Cent. It was released on March 18, 2014 as the second single from his fifth studio album Animal Ambition.

ChatGPT

  1. hold on

    "Hold on" is a common phrase with multiple meanings based on context. Generally, it means to wait or stop. It can refer to waiting patiently on a phone call or stopping what one is doing to pay attention to someone/something. It can also mean to physically grasp something tightly, or persist through a challenging situation.

Wikidata

  1. Hold On

    "Hold On" is the fifth and last single taken from Good Charlotte's second studio album The Young and the Hopeless. It was written in response to the people who had written to the band saying they were considering suicide. The music video features suicide survivors talking about their experiences, either through losing a loved one or remembering a time when they were suicidal. The band was in hope of saving people's lives, repeating the lyrics, "hold on" numerous times to spread the message.

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. hold on

    Keep all you have got in pulling a rope.--Hold on a minute. Wait or stop.--Hold on with your nails and eyelids. A derisive injunction to a timid climber.

Suggested Resources

  1. hold on

    Read the full text of the Hold On poem by missionwork2 on the Poetry.com website.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of hold on in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of hold on in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of hold on in a Sentence

  1. Sipho P Nkosi:

    We hold on until they crush our souls.

  2. Young:

    Tomorrow is the day when idlers work, and fool reform, and mortal men lay hold on heaven.

  3. Tara Reade:

    This is a prime example amongst too many to quantify of the corrupt lengths Democrats and their staff go to in order to justify their position and win, they will destroy lives to protect the depraved behavior of men like Cuomo and Biden helping them to hold on to power. It is disgusting and it must change.

  4. Deena Bishop:

    Students did a great job with their training and earthquake preparation, students know to drop, get under something and hold on. That is their desks.

  5. Dr. Rich Melheim:

    Sometimes the only way to hold on is to let go.


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