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Meanings of hold in in English

Portuguese
limitar
Catalan
limitar
Spanish
controlar

Lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits.

      limitar
      Catalan
      confinar
      Spanish
      cercar

      Close in; darkness enclosed him"

            confinar
            Portuguese
            esconder
            Catalan
            amagar
            Spanish
            tapar

            Hold back; keep from being perceived by others.

                  esconder
                  Usage of hold in in English
                  1
                  The same feverish restlessness was taking hold in similar circles in Europe.
                  The 5000 year leap: a miracle that changed the world
                  2
                  CONVERSION Throughout the summer, Islamic State consolidated its hold in central Libya.
                  Reuters
                  3
                  It was a much easier opinion to hold in my previous body.
                  Turn coat
                  4
                  The ceasefire only began to take hold in reality in September 2015.
                  BBC
                  5
                  Early spring and a mysterious, swiftly spreading virus takes hold in England.
                  The Irish Times
                  6
                  Elaida says the rules of nature do not hold in the Ways.
                  The great hunt
                  7
                  But courts sided with the Republican-controlled state legislature to hold in-person voting.
                  Reuters
                  8
                  What about getting down to that paper you hold in your hand?
                  Sherlock holmes: the complete illustrated novels
                  9
                  The country gentlemen hold in general rather a friendly language than otherwise.
                  Memoirs of the Courts and Cabinets of George the Third / From th...
                  10
                  I am always absolutely sure of what I hold in my hands.
                  The Name of the Wind
                  11
                  The companies also buy mortgages to hold in their money-making investment portfolios.
                  Reuters
                  12
                  That trial was put on hold in November to allow for mediation.
                  Reuters
                  13
                  They cannot unite the country around the things people hold in common.
                  The Guardian
                  14
                  This photograph which I hold in my hand shows that rather plainly.
                  The Case of the Gold-Digger’s Purse
                  15
                  And that explains why those words caught hold in our collective imagination.
                  The Guardian
                  16
                  The proofs you hold in your hand have been set and corrected.
                  A Lost Leader
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                  Common
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