hold by
To subscribe to; to personally consider valid or authoritativeTo subscribe to (an idea , rule, authority, etc.); to personally consider valid or authoritative.
» Tom managed to get hold of Mary by phone.
Том зміг додзвонитися до Мері.
Meaning
1 senses(Judaism)To subscribe to (an idea , rule, authority, etc.); to personally consider valid or authoritative.
Examples
57 sentencesTom managed to get hold of Mary by phone.
Том зміг додзвонитися до Мері. — deniko
He held her by the sleeve.
Вiн притримував ïï за рукав. — rmdas
ruОн удерживал её за рукав. — Hellerick
Tom is being held by the police.
The boy was holding a mouse by the tail.
ruМальчик держал мышку за хвост. — Wezel
The boy was holding a mouse by its tail.
Origin
Calque of Yiddish האַלטן בײַ (haltn bay, “stick to”).Calque of Yiddish האַלטן בײַ (haltn bay, “stick to”).
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Forms
holds by, holding by, held by, held byPhrasal verbs
12 phrasal verbs- hold upйти, пітиTo wait or delay.
- hold offвідкласти, відкладатиTo delay (someone or something) temporarily; to keep at bay.
- hold outйти, пітиTo hold (something) out; to extend (something) forward.
- hold onвзяти, братиTo grasp or grip firmly.
- hold inкерувати, контролюватиTo keep something to oneself; to prevent from escaping.
- hold downзупинитися, зупинятисяTo restrain; to check.
- hold backстримуватися, стриматисяTo act with reserve; to contain one's full measure or power.
- hold overвідкласти, відкладатиTo support or sustain someone for a limited period.
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb