VERB
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retain possession of
She kept her maiden name after she married
Can I keep my old stuffed animals? -
be persistent, refuse to stop
he persisted to call me every night
The child persisted and kept asking questions - hold firmly
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hold the phone line open
Please hang on while I get your folder -
stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments
Hold on a moment!
How To Use hold on In A Sentence
- In the days following the D-Day landings, Allied troops carved a tenuous foothold on the coast of Normandy.
- However, in a mad final scramble, the Vipers were able to hold on to win their fourth straight Stampede Challenge title.
- Opening this file. html from Seamonkey or from Firefox browsers hold only text and a text reference ole0. bmp, that is no image visible. Undefined
- Protestant hymnody in particular has a special hold on him.
- Measuring around my non-existent waistline and…… hold on a minute, this can't be right.
- With all the love a heart can hold on your birthday.On this special occasion,I want you to know it is you who make my life meaningful.My love for you is more than I can express.I am to share every day with you till the end of my life. Happy birthday!
- He came to believe that working people, poor people, put down and stepped upon, had to organize if they were going to clean up the slums, fight the corruption that exploited them, and get a handhold on the first rung of the ladder up and out. Bill Moyers: Saul Alinsky, Who?
- Each director shall hold one voting share in the company.
- How does an aging politician retain his hold on the loyalty of the voters?
- Zinc atoms have a looser hold on their electrons than carbon atoms do. The Harper Dictionary of Science in Everyday Language