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Meanings of
hold over
in English
Portuguese
adiar
Spanish
aplazar
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Hold back to a later time.
table
postpone
defer
remit
shelve
prorogue
put off
put over
set back
Portuguese
adiar
Spanish
reservar
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Hold over goods to be sold for the next season.
carry over
Spanish
reservar
Usage of
hold over
in English
1
He had little
hold
over
the House, and many regrettable scenes occurred.
2
The irritability of Africa was upon him-had
hold
over
him-grippedhim remorselessly.
3
I have a
hold
over
you, and you will do my bidding.
4
She would have to keep a firmer
hold
over
herself than that.
5
He wants this paper as a whip to
hold
over
other people.
6
Lew had a
hold
over
father and Eddie, and he wanted me.
7
Niryn's
hold
over
Korin was nearly complete and they both knew it.
8
Your idea is, then, that Jocelyn Thew has some
hold
over
them?
9
If we give them the least
hold
over
us, 'tis all up!
10
I didn't expect him to consolidate his
hold
over
London quite so quickly.
11
Warren's
hold
over
the FLDS kept increasing as his father continued to decline.
12
Exercising a perfidious and secret
hold
over
politicians at the top of government.
13
What leverage could anyone
hold
over
John for that long, ever since .
14
The FLN's victory in the conflict ended France's 132-year colonial
hold
over
Algeria.
15
It was large enough to
hold
over
thirty people, if they were friendly.
16
We would have no
hold
over
the fishermen in that case at all.
Other examples for "hold over"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
This collocation consists of:
hold
over
hold
Verb
Preposition
Translations for
hold over
Portuguese
adiar
protelar
procrastinar
pospor
Spanish
aplazar
reservar
Hold over
through the time
Hold over
across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common