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Hold Sth Held Transitive Sb/Sth Tutmak Holding I

Level A2 
Kind verb
Front hold 
IPA  /həʊld   / verb (past tense, past participle held /held   /)
Back tutmak
taşımak
Back 2

hold (verb)

 /həʊld   / verb (past tense, past participle held /held   /)
 
IN HANDS
1 [transitive]
to take sb/sth and keep them or it in your hand, etc.
tutmak
 He held a gun in his hand.
 The woman was holding a baby in her arms.
 He manages to write by holding the pen between his toes.
 Hold my hand. This is a busy road.
IN POSITION
2 [transitive]
to keep sth in a certain position
 (belli bir pozisyonda) tutmak
 Hold your head up straight.
 Hold the camera still or you'll spoil the picture.
 These two screws hold the shelf in place.
 The captain of the team held the trophy up in the air.
SUPPORT
3 [transitive]
to take the weight of sb/sth
taşımak
 Are you sure that branch will be strong enough to hold you?
CONTAIN
4 [transitive]
to contain or have space for a particular amount
almak
 The car holds five people.
 How much does this bottle hold?
SB PRISONER
5 [transitive]
to keep a person in a position or place by force
tutmak, alıkoymak
 The terrorists are holding three men hostage.
 A man is being held at the police station.
STAY SAME
6 [intransitive]
to remain the same
öyle kalmak, geçerli olmak
 I hope this weather holds till the weekend.
 What I said still holds – nothing has changed.
OWN
7 [transitive]
to have sth, usually in an official way
sahip olmak, elinde bulundurmak
 Does he hold a British passport?
 She holds the world record in the 100 metres.
 He holds eighty per cent of the shares in the company.
 How long does a US president hold office?
OPINION
8 [transitive]
to have an opinion, etc.
görüşünde olmak, telakki etmek
 They hold the view that we shouldn't spend any more money.
 9 [transitive]
to believe that sth is true about a person
saymak, addetmek
 I hold the parents responsible for the child's behaviour.
EVENT, MEETING, ETC.
10 [transitive]
to organize an event; to have a meeting, an election, a concert, etc.
düzenlemek, yapmak
 They're holding a party for his fortieth birthday.
 The elections will be held in the autumn.
 The Olympic Games are held every four years.
CONVERSATION
11 [transitive]
to have a conversation
 (sohbet, konuşma vb.) yapmak
 It's impossible to hold a conversation with all this noise.
ON TELEPHONE
12 [intransitive, transitive]
to wait until the person you are calling is ready
 (telefonda) beklemek
 I'm afraid his phone is engaged. Will you hold the line?
IDIOM
hold it!
(spoken)
Stop! Do not move!
dur!, kıpırdama!
Hold ile oluşan başka deyimler için deyimin diğer parçasını oluşturan isim, sıfat vb.nin madde başlıklarına bakınız. Örneğin, hold your own için bakınız own.
PHRASAL VERBS
hold sth against sb
to not forgive sb because of sth they have done
aleyhine kullanmak
 I know it was you who said those things about me, but don't worry – I don't hold it against you.
hold sb/sth back
1 to prevent sb from making progress
engellemek, ayak bağı olmak
 2 to prevent sb/sth from moving forward
zaptetmek, kontrol altında tutmak
 The police tried to hold the crowd back.
hold sth back
1 to refuse to give some of the information that you have
 (bilgi vb.) saklamak
 The police are sure that she is holding something back. She knows much more than she is saying.
 2 to control an emotion and stop yourself from showing what you really feel
 (kendini) tutmak
 He fought to hold back tears of anger and frustration.
hold off (sth/doing sth)
to delay sth
ertelemek
 Let's hold off buying a house until we are sure what the property market is going to do.
hold on
1 to wait or stop for a moment
beklemek
 Hold on. I'll be with you in a minute.
 2 to manage in a difficult or dangerous situation
dayanmak, idare etmek
 They managed to hold on until a rescue party arrived.
hold onto sb/sth
to hold sb/sth tightly
tutunmak, asılmak
 The boy held onto his mother because he didn't want her to go.
hold onto sth
to keep sth; to not give or sell sth
elinde tutmak, elden çıkarmamak
 They've offered me a lot of money for this painting, but I'm going to hold onto it.
hold out
to last (in a difficult situation)
dayanmak, yetmek
 How long will our supply of water hold out?
hold sth out
to offer sth by moving it towards a person or animal in your hand
uzatmak
 He held out a carrot to the horse.
hold out for sth
(informal)
to cause a delay while you continue to ask for sth
diretmek
 Union members are holding out for a better pay offer.
hold sb/sth up
to make sb/sth late; to cause a delay
yakalamak;
yakalanmak, geciktirmek
 We were held up by the traffic.
hold up sth
to steal from a bank, shop, vehicle, etc. using a gun
 (silah ile) soymak
 Masked men held up a bank in South London yesterday.
 

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