Meaning

3 senses

  1. (imperative)Wait a minute; stop.

    Hold it. What did you say his name was?

  2. To wait to urinate or defecate despite present urgency.

    Can't you hold it until the next gas station?

  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hold, it.

Examples

123 sentences

  1. Take a breath and hold it.

    Зробіть вдих і затримайте дихання.

    ruСделайте вдох и задержите дыхание.

    deAtme ein und halte den Atem an.

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  2. Now hold it.

    А тепер потримай його.

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  3. I can't hold it anymore.

    Я не можу більше терпіти.

    ruЯ не могу больше терпеть.

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  4. You're not holding it quite right.

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  5. I hope you don't hold it against me.

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Forms

holds it, holding it, held it, held it
Base formhold it · to hold it
3rd person singularholds it
Present participleholding it
Past simpleheld it
Past participleheld it

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyhold it
he, she, itholds it

Past simpleLesson

all personsheld it

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave held it
he, she, ithas held it

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill hold it

Synonyms

3 synonyms
stopA1hang onhold up

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
hoistC2holdA2holderB2holdingholeA1
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