Level | A2 |
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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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