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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
Synonyms
Examples for "grasp"
Examples for "grasp"
1
Others hope a new generation of leaders could yet grasp the nettle.
The Guardian
2
Large areas of the northeast and east also remain outside Assad's grasp.
Reuters
3
The grasp is firm but not frenzied; there is true energy involved.
T'ai Chi
4
She said: There are other things that make a good, stable grasp.
BBC
5
I couldn't quite grasp what had happened, or find the proper words.
The forgotten soldier
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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