HyperDic: hold_on

English > 5 senses of the expression *hold on*:
VERB	contact	hold on, grasp	hold firmly
	change	hold on, stop	stop / stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments
	change	hold on, persevere, persist, hang in, hang on	be persistent, refuse to stop
	communication	hold on, hang on, hold the line	hold the phone line open
	possession	hold on, keep	retain possession of

English > *hold on*: 5 senses > verb 1, contact
Meaning	hold firmly.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s something
Synonym	grasp
Narrower	clasp	hold firmly and tightly
	cling, hang	hold on tightly or tenaciously
	latch on	Take hold of or attach to
Broader	hold, take hold	Have or hold in one's hands or grip
Spanish	aferrar, agarrar, asir
Catalan	aferrar, agafar

English > *hold on*: 5 senses > verb 2, change
Meaning	stop / stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments.
Pattern	Somebody ----s
Example	"Hold on a moment!"
Synonym	stop
Broader	interrupt, break	terminate

English > *hold on*: 5 senses > verb 3, change
Meaning	Be persistent, refuse to stop.
Pattern	Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Something is ----ing PP
Synonyms	persevere, persist, hang in, hang on
Narrower	ask for it, ask for trouble	persist with actions or an attitude despite the probability that it will cause trouble
	obstinate	persist stubbornly
	plug, plug away	Persist in working hard
	stick to, stick with, follow	Keep to
Broader	continue, uphold, carry on, bear on, preserve	Keep or maintain in unaltered condition
Spanish	mantenerse, perdurar, perseverar, persistir, subsistir
Catalan	mantenir-se, perdurar, perseverar, persistir

English > *hold on*: 5 senses > verb 4, communication
Meaning	hold the phone line open.
Pattern	Somebody ----s
Synonyms	hang on, hold the line
Category	telephone, telephony	transmitting speech at a distance
Entails	call, telephone, call up, phone, ring	Get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone
Broader	expect, look, await, wait	look ... / look forward to the probable occurrence of

English > *hold on*: 5 senses > verb 5, possession
Meaning	Retain possession of.
Pattern	Somebody ----s PP
Synonym	keep
Narrower	carry over, hold over	hold over goods to be sold for the next season
	deny, refuse	Refuse to let have
	harbor, harbour	Keep in one's possession
	retain, hold, keep back, hold back	Secure and keep for possible future use or application
	save, preserve	To keep up and reserve for personal or special use
	store, hive away, lay in, put in, salt away, stack away, stash away	Keep or lay aside for future use
	store	Find a place for and put away for storage
	withhold, deduct, recoup	Retain and refrain from disbursing
Broader	have, have got, hold	Have or possess / possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense
Opposite	lose	fail to keep or to maintain
Similar to	keep open, hold open, keep, save	Retain rights to
Spanish	conservar, guardar, mantener, quedar, sostener
Catalan	conservar, guardar, mantenir, quedar

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