hold

Signification (Anglais)

Verb

1. To grasp or grip.
2. To contain or store.
3. To maintain or keep to a position or state.
4. To maintain or keep to a position or state.
5. To maintain or keep to a position or state.
6. To maintain or keep to a position or state.
7. To maintain or keep to a position or state.
8. To maintain or keep to a position or state.
9. To maintain or keep to a position or state.
10. To maintain or keep to a position or state.
11. To maintain or keep to a position or state.
12. To maintain or keep to a position or state.
13. To maintain or keep to a position or state.
14. To maintain or keep to particular opinions, promises, actions.
15. To maintain or keep to particular opinions, promises, actions.
16. To maintain or keep to particular opinions, promises, actions.
17. To maintain or keep to particular opinions, promises, actions.
18. To maintain or keep to particular opinions, promises, actions.
19. To win one's own service game.
20. To take place, to occur.
21. To organise an event or meeting (usually in passive voice).
22. To derive right or title.
23. In a food or drink order at an informal restaurant etc., requesting that a component normally included in that order be omitted.
24. (slang) To be in possession of illicit drugs for sale.

Noun

1. A grasp or grip.
2. An act or instance of holding.
3. A place where animals are held for safety
4. An order that something is to be reserved or delayed, limiting or preventing how it can be dealt with.
5. Something reserved or kept.
6. Power over someone or something.
7. The ability to persist.
8. The property of maintaining the shape of styled hair.
9. A position or grip used to control the opponent.
10. An exercise involving holding a position for a set time
11. The percentage the house wins on a gamble, the house or bookmaker's hold.
12. The wager amount, the total hold.
13. An instance of holding one's service game, as opposed to being broken.
14. The part of an object one is intended to grasp, or anything one can use for grasping with hands or feet.
15. A fruit machine feature allowing one or more of the reels to remain fixed while the others spin.
16. A pause facility.
17. The queueing system on telephones and similar communication systems which maintains a connection when all lines are busy.
18. A statistic awarded to a relief pitcher who is not still pitching at the end of the game and who records at least one out and maintains a lead for his team.
19. A region of airspace reserved for aircraft being kept in a holding pattern.

Noun

The cargo area of a ship or aircraft (often holds or cargo hold).

Adj

Gracious; friendly; faithful; true.

Concepts

tenir

retenir

garder

maintenir

détenir

conserver

entretenir

contenir

cale

porter

prendre

pincer

renfermer

prise

soutenir

saisir

réserver

occuper

résister

serrer

tenant

procurer

soute

donner

attraper

arrêter

accrocher

avoir

exercer

situer

causer

détention

supporter

continuer

persister

posséder

conduire

défendre

organiser

s’accrocher à

poignée

être

obliger

croire

juger

disposer

mener

payer

point d’orgue

être titulaire de

emprise

comporter

inclure

être imbibé de

développer les symptômes de

montrer des signes de

se sentir

sentir

remplir

empoigner

se saisir de

percevoir

agripper

saisir fermement

charge

fardeau

possession

blocage

mise en attente

autorité

durer

ranger

violer

comprendre

manoeuvrer

empêcher

interdire

élever

contrôle

prendre en charge

réunion

embrasser

équilibrer

brûler

effectuer

vérifier

arracher

enlever

assimiler

considérer

estimer

regarder

réputer

supposer

être d’accord

embrayage

portée

déclarer

imposer

accoter

ours

devoir

faire

rendre

nourrir

arrestation

livre

contrôler

réprimer

surveiller

acquérir

assumer

avoir succès

dérouler

obtenir

procéder

prévaloir

recueillir

réunir

appliquer

mettre

rester

admettre

permettre

manche

lieu

maintien

tenue

admiration

remerciement

satisfaction

rétention

attendre

délai

retard

sursis

communiquer

empire

enceinte

enfermer

séquestrer

captiver

éveiller

être valable

appréhender

capturer

saisir au corps

crocher

faire usage de

épargner

amasser

accumuler

mettre en réserve

maintenir au sol

maintenir à terre

persistir

stopper

suivre

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/həʊld/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Derived from Middle English holden, derived from Old English healdan, derived from Proto-West Germanic *haldan, derived from Proto-Germanic *haldaną (“to tend, herd”), maybe derived from Proto-Indo-European *kel- (“to drive”).
cognates
*West Frisian hâlde
*Low German holden, holen
*Dutch houden
*German halten
*Danish
*Norwegian Bokmål holde
*Norwegian Nynorsk halda.
Compare Latin celer (“quick”), Tocharian B käl- (“to goad, drive”), Ancient Greek κέλλω (kéllō, “to drive”), Sanskrit कलयति (kalayati, “to impel”).

Phrases

Try to make eye contact with a stranger on the bus , and hold it for five seconds , without speaking .

Essayez de créer un contact visuel avec un étranger dans le bus et maintenez-le pendant cinq secondes, sans parler.