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Detailed Synonyms for hold on in English

hold on:

hold on verbe

  1. hold on
    to persist; to persevere; hold on; to keep on; to keep up
    • persist verbe (persists, persisted, persisting)
    • persevere verbe (perseveres, persevered, persevering)
    • hold on verbe
    • keep on verbe (keeps on, kept on, keeping on)
    • keep up verbe (keeps up, kept up, keeping up)
  2. hold on
    to continue; to proceed; to pursue the subject; to go through with it; to persist; to carry on; hold on; to go on; to keep on; to keep up; to move on; to let last; to get on
    • continue verbe (continues, continued, continuing)
    • proceed verbe (proceeds, proceeded, proceeding)
    • pursue the subject verbe (pursues the subject, pursued the subject, pursuing the subject)
    • go through with it verbe (goes through with it, went through with it, going through with it)
    • persist verbe (persists, persisted, persisting)
    • carry on verbe (carry on, carried on, carrying on)
    • hold on verbe
    • go on verbe (goes on, went on, going on)
    • keep on verbe (keeps on, kept on, keeping on)
    • keep up verbe (keeps up, kept up, keeping up)
    • move on verbe (moves on, moved on, moving on)
    • let last verbe (lets last, let last, letting last)
    • get on verbe (gets on, got on, getting on)
  3. hold on
    stay attached; to stick; to maintain; hold on; to hang in
  4. hold on
    – be persistent, refuse to stop 1
    to persist; to persevere; hold on; to hang on; to hang in
    – be persistent, refuse to stop 1
    • persist verbe (persists, persisted, persisting)
      • he persisted to call me every night1
      • The child persisted and kept asking questions1
    • persevere verbe (perseveres, persevered, persevering)
    • hold on verbe
    • hang on verbe (hangs on, hung on, hanging on)
    • hang in verbe (hangs in, hung in, hanging in)
  5. hold on
    – stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments 1
    to stop; hold on
    – stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments 1
  6. hold on
    – hold the phone line open 1
    hold on; to hang on; hold the line
    – hold the phone line open 1
  7. hold on
    – hold firmly 1
    to grasp; hold on
    – hold firmly 1
  8. hold on
    – retain possession of 1
    to keep; hold on
    – retain possession of 1
    • keep verbe (keeps, kept, keeping)
      • Can I keep my old stuffed animals?1
      • She kept her maiden name after she married1
    • hold on verbe

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Related Definitions for "hold on":

  1. be persistent, refuse to stop1
  2. stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments1
  3. hold the phone line open1
  4. hold firmly1
  5. retain possession of1

Related Synonyms for hold on