What does take hold mean?

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take hold

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. take hold, take charge, take controlverb

    assume control

  2. hold, take holdverb

    have or hold in one's hands or grip

    "Hold this bowl for a moment, please"; "A crazy idea took hold of him"

Wiktionary

  1. take holdverb

    to grasp, seize

  2. take holdverb

    to take root, become established

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  1. take hold

    "Take hold" is a phrase that generally means to establish a strong influence or control; become established, operational, or widespread; to begin to have noticeable effect or influence; or to grasp firmly. Its exact definition can be contingent on its usage within a sentence.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

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

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of take hold in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of take hold in a Sentence

  1. Jeff Bock:

    It's going to be a great month of movie-going, of that there is no doubt. The films lined up between now and the end of the year are precisely the tonic Tinseltown needs, however, if Covid variants take hold, then the industry could be in for a long winter.

  2. Antone Melton-Meaux:

    We don't need another celebrity. We don't need dividers. We need people that are going to work and unite us to challenge and take hold of these problems that we face as a community.

  3. Joe Biden:

    It would be a catastrophic thing to do for our people and for our economy if we sent people back to work just as we were beginning to see the impact of social distancing take hold only to unleash a second spike in infections.

  4. Chris Walsh:

    You're seeing the next phase of a maturing industry take hold here.

  5. Chet Thompson:

    If these tariffs take hold, particularly if they're able to get up to 25%, that could really impact the overall competitiveness of the U.S. refining industry.


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