hold to
To share or subscribe toTo share or subscribe to (a belief, etc.).
» He held on firmly to the branch.
Er umklammerte den Ast.
Он крепко держался за ветку.
Він міцно тримався за гілку.
Meaning
4 senses(transitive)To share or subscribe to (a belief, etc.).
I do not hold to their radical opinions.
(transitive)To adhere strongly to (a conviction, story, etc.).
to hold to one's original story
Despite contrary admonitions, they held to their fundamentalist Christian views.
To follow, be consistent with (a rule, pattern, etc.)
(ditransitive)To compel (someone) to remain faithful to (a commitment, moral standard, etc.).
Jill holds her grandfather to her own standards and finds them wanting.
Examples
178 sentencesHe held on firmly to the branch.
Він міцно тримався за гілку. — ascolto
ruОн крепко держался за ветку. — sharptoothed
deEr umklammerte den Ast. — Yorwba
Hold on to the rope.
Тримайся за мотузок. — ascolto
ruДержись за верёвку. — afyodor
deHalt dich an dem Seil fest. — Zaghawa
Tom held Mary close to him.
He holds the key to this problem.
deEr hat die Lösung für das Problem. — Tickler
Tom held the gun to his head.
Translations
1 languagesForms
holds to, holding to, held to, held toPhrasal 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
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle