Synonyms for get hold of
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : hohld |
| Phonetic Transcription : hoÊŠld |
Top 10 synonyms for get hold of Other synonyms for the word get hold of
- abduct
- accomplish
- acquire
- admit
- aggregate
- annex
- apprehend
- appropriate
- array
- arrive
- arrogate
- assume
- bag
- be blessed with
- be born with
- be endowed with
- be given
- be in receipt of
- be informed
- be told
- bear
- beat the game
- beat the system
- beg borrow or steal
- bone up
- bring around
- bring in
- buck
- bury yourself in
- buy
- buy out
- buy up
- capture
- carry
- carry off
- carry to
- carve out
- catch
- catch on
- chalk up
- check
- check out
- check up on
- cinch
- clasp
- cluster
- clutch
- collar
- collect
- come at
- come by
- come into
- come up to
- compass
- compile
- comprehend
- confirm
- congregate
- congress
- contact
- continue to
- control
- convene
- converge
- convoke
- cop
- corner
- corner the market
- corral
- cram
- deal in
- derive
- determine
- dig
- discover
- divine
- dominate
- double-check
- draw
- drum up
- earn
- effect
- encompass
- end
- enjoy
- ensnare
- ensure
- entrap
- equal
- establish
- excel in
- extend to
- eye
- eyeball
- feel for
- fetch
- find
- find out
- fix
- flock
- flock together
- gain
- gain access
- gain mastery
- gain possession
- gather
- gather up
- get
- get a hold of
- get at
- get down cold
- get down pat
- get from
- get hands on
- get hold of
- get it down
- get one's hands on
- get the hang of
- get the knack of
- get to
- glean
- go
- go as far as
- go on
- go shopping
- go to
- gobble up
- grab
- grasp
- grind
- grip
- group
- guarantee
- hand
- handle
- haul in
- have
- have in hand
- have to name
- heap
- hear
- hit the books
- hoard
- hog
- hold
- hold out
- hook
- hustle
- identify
- include
- induce
- inherit
- insure
- invade
- invest
- join
- keep
- land
- latch on to
- latch onto
- lay hands on
- lay hold of
- lay up
- lead
- learn
- learn the ropes
- lock
- lock up
- look-see
- lunge
- maintain
- make
- make a buy
- make a haul
- make a purchase
- make certain
- make contact with
- make sure
- make use of
- manage to get
- market
- megastudy
- muster
- nab
- obtain
- occupy
- overtake
- own
- pass
- pass along
- patronize
- pay for
- peg
- perceive
- persuade
- pick up
- pick up on
- possess
- prehend
- prevail upon
- procure
- promote
- pull
- pull down
- pull in
- purchase
- put out
- rack up
- rally
- reach
- read
- realize
- reap
- receive
- recover
- redeem
- rendezvous
- retain
- retrieve
- roll on
- round up
- salvage
- save
- scare up
- score
- scrape together
- scrape up
- secure
- see
- seize
- settle
- shake hands
- shoot
- shop
- shop for
- sit on
- size
- size up
- snag
- snatch
- solicit
- span
- spread
- stand
- stockpile
- strain
- strike
- study
- swamp
- take
- take hold of
- take in
- take over
- take possession
- take possession of
- take up
- teem with
- tell
- truck
- understand
- verify
- wangle
- win
Définition of get hold of
Origin :- Old English haldan (Anglian), healdan (West Saxon), "to contain, grasp; retain; foster, cherish," class VII strong verb (past tense heold, past participle healden), from Proto-Germanic *haldanan (cf. Old Saxon haldan, Old Frisian halda, Old Norse halda, Dutch houden, German halten "to hold," Gothic haldan "to tend"), originally "to keep, tend, watch over" (as cattle), later "to have." Ancestral sense is preserved in behold. The original past participle holden was replaced by held beginning 16c., but survives in some legal jargon and in beholden.
- Hold back is 1530s, transitive; 1570s, intransitive; hold off is early 15c., transitive; c.1600, intransitive; hold out is 1520s as "to stretch forth," 1580s as "to resist pressure." Hold on is early 13c. as "to maintain one’s course," 1830 as "to keep one’s grip on something," 1846 as an order to wait or stop. To hold (one's) tongue "be silent" is from c.1300. To hold (one's) own is from early 14c. To hold (someone's) hand "give moral support" is from 1935. Phrase hold your horses "be patient" is from 1844. To have and to hold have been paired alliteratively since at least c.1200, originally of marriage but also of real estate.
- As in master : verb learn; become proficient
- As in ascertain : verb make sure
- As in obtain : verb get, acquire
- As in possess : verb have or obtain
- As in procure : verb acquire, obtain
- As in purchase : verb buy, obtain
- As in reach : verb stretch to; touch
- As in receive : verb accept delivery of something
- As in secure : verb obtain
- As in take : verb get; help oneself to
- As in acquire : verb obtain or receive
- As in collect : verb accumulate, come together
- As in get at : verb attain
- As in have : verb be in possession
Antonyms for get hold of
- abandon
- abstain
- add
- aid
- assist
- avoid
- be honest
- be ignorant
- be immune
- compensate
- compress
- concentrate
- confuse
- create
- deliver
- deny
- depart
- destroy
- disallow
- discontinue
- discourage
- disenchant
- dispense
- disperse
- dispossess
- disprove
- dispute
- dissemble
- disseminate
- dissuade
- distribute
- divide
- dodge
- donate
- drop
- endanger
- exclude
- fail
- fall behind
- forfeit
- forgo
- forsake
- free
- give
- give away
- give up
- halt
- harm
- have
- help
- hinder
- hurt
- ignore
- injure
- invalidate
- keep
- kill
- lack
- leave
- let go
- liberate
- look away
- loose
- loosen
- lose
- maintain
- meed
- misconceive
- misinterpret
- miss
- mistake
- misunderstand
- need
- neglect
- not have
- offer
- overlook
- pass
- plant
- prevent
- push
- refuse
- reject
- release
- relinquish
- renounce
- repel
- repulse
- sacrifice
- scatter
- sell
- separate
- share
- spend
- spread
- squander
- stop
- surrender
- throw away
- turn away
- unfasten
- unlock
- unsettle
- untie
- veto
- want
- waste
- yield
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