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hold on

verb

  1. to maintain a firm grasp

    she held on with all her strength

  2. to continue or persist
  3. foll by to to keep or retain

    hold on to those stamps as they'll soon be valuable

  4. to keep a telephone line open
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


interjection

  1. informal.
    stop! wait!
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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It follows the death of Pope Francis who died at the age of 88 on Easter Monday and whose funeral was held on Saturday.

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She nearly dropped it, but like her team held on.

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The tariffs are part of a Trump administration vision that Jeremy believes will pay off in the long run - if critics can hold on until then.

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He also won one of the annual quarterback awards, but some feel he holds on to the ball too long and have questioned his arm strength and athleticism.

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The review found a detective constable leading the Merseyside grooming investigation had held on to the file even when they were transferred out of the PVP team to help another unit with its workload.

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hold offhold one's breath