Polyglot Dictionary

hold

/hoʊld/

verb A1
V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

3rd person singular
holds
past
held
past participle
held
gerund
holding

Meaning

  1. sostener, sujetar

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Phrasal verbs

  • hold on

    esperar, aguantar

    Hold on a minute, please.

    Espera un minuto, por favor.

  • hold up

    retrasar; sostener; atracar

    The traffic held up the whole bus.

    El tráfico retrasó todo el autobús.

  • hold back

    contener, reprimir

    She held back her tears.

    Contuvo sus lágrimas.

  • hold out

    resistir, durar

    The rescuers hoped the supplies would hold out.

    Los rescatistas esperaban que los suministros duraran.

  • hold off

    posponer; mantener a distancia

    They held off the announcement until Monday.

    Pospusieron el anuncio hasta el lunes.

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa hold?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: He ___ the baby carefully.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a hold?

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