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take hold of
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catch, grab, take hold ofverb
take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of
"Catch the ball!"; "Grab the elevator door!"
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take hold of
To "take hold of" generally means to grasp, grip, or seize something physically with your hands. However, in a metaphorical sense, it can also mean to understand a concept or to gain control or influence over something.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of take hold of in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of take hold of in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of take hold of in a Sentence
Neither live with a bad man nor be at enmity with him; even as if you take hold of glowing charcoal it will burn you, if you take hold of cold charcoal it will soil you.
Oh, you weak, beautiful people who give up with such grace. What you need is someone to take hold of you -- gently, with love, and hand your life back to you.
Children are the hands by which we take hold of heaven.
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.
We look at general cognitive ability, how do you unpack and tackle these large problems that exist and distill them down to something you can take hold of ?
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