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Meanings of hold on in English

Portuguese
persistir
Catalan
mantenir-se

Be persistent, refuse to stop.

        persistir
        Portuguese
        guardar
        Catalan
        conservar
        Spanish
        conservar

        Retain possession of.

            Related terms
            guardar
            Portuguese
            agarrar
            Catalan
            agafar
            Spanish
            agarrar

            To hold firmly.

                  agarrar
                  Portuguese
                  esperar um pouco

                  Stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments.

                        esperar um pouco
                        Usage of hold on in English
                        1
                        Military support is seen as crucial to Mr Maduro's hold on power.
                        Radio NZ
                        2
                        You should hold on to that freedom for as long as possible.
                        Eat, pray, love: one woman's search for everything across italy,...
                        3
                        Tsipras is also trying to hold on to political support at home.
                        The Irish Times
                        4
                        Has social media helped the world lose its their hold on reality?
                        The Irish Times
                        5
                        The primary political skill is the ability to hold on to power.
                        The Irish Times
                        6
                        Great wealth is secret, and its hold on power even more so.
                        The Guardian
                        7
                        Russian officials and media have suggested his hold on power is weak.
                        The Irish Times
                        8
                        After about a minute, my father released his hold on the paper.
                        A taste of magic
                        9
                        A Ponta win would consolidate his leftist Social Democrats' hold on power.
                        Reuters
                        10
                        I hope we hold on to that power and don't relinquish it.
                        Ebony
                        11
                        However, it has struggled to hold on to territory elsewhere in Libya.
                        Reuters
                        12
                        Senator Antonio Trillanes said Duterte was insecure about his hold on power.
                        Reuters
                        13
                        Does that say something about his ability to hold on to power?
                        Reuters
                        14
                        Mr Maliki is making a determined effort to hold on to power.
                        The Irish Times
                        15
                        South African Elections: Will the DA hold on to the Western Cape?
                        The South African
                        16
                        Yet the NSW Premier has managed to hold on to her position.
                        News.com.au
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                        Translations for hold on
                        Hold on through the time
                        Hold on across language varieties
                        Canada
                        Common
                        United States of America
                        Common
                        United Kingdom
                        Common
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