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Meanings of hold on in inglés

portugués
persistir
catalán
mantenir-se

Be persistent, refuse to stop.

        persistir
        portugués
        guardar
        catalán
        conservar
        español
        conservar

        Retain possession of.

            Related terms
            conservar
            portugués
            agarrar
            catalán
            agafar
            español
            agarrar

            To hold firmly.

                  agarrar
                  portugués
                  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 inglés
                        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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                        Common
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                        Common
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