Synonyms for hold on
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : hohld |
| Phonetic Transcription : hoÊŠld |
Top 10 synonyms for hold on Other synonyms for the word hold on
- abide
- act
- advance
- anticipate
- balance
- be
- be bogged down
- be determined
- be left
- be long lived
- be resolute
- be resolved
- be stubborn
- be timeless
- be tough
- bear
- become embedded
- become immobilized
- behave
- bide
- bide one's time
- bind
- bond
- braze
- carry on
- carry through
- cement
- clasp
- cleave
- cling
- cling like ivy
- clog
- clutch
- cohere
- come about
- compete
- comport
- contend
- continue
- cool it
- dally
- deport
- emulate
- execute
- fasten
- fill time
- follow through
- follow up
- foresee
- freeze to
- fuse
- go ahead
- go all the way
- go for broke
- go for it
- go on
- go the limit
- grasp
- grind
- grip
- hang
- hang around
- hang in
- hang on
- hang onto your hat
- hang out
- hang tough
- happen
- have no end
- hold
- hold back
- hold everything
- hold fast
- hold on
- hold out
- hold the phone
- hole up
- hug
- insist
- jam
- join
- keep driving
- keep going
- keep on
- keep pace
- keep shirt on
- keep step
- keep up
- keep your shirt on
- last
- leave no stone unturned
- lie in wait
- lie low
- linger
- live
- live on
- lodge
- look for
- look forward to
- maintain
- mark time
- match
- never say die
- obtain
- occur
- outlast
- outlive
- pace
- paste
- perdure
- perseverate
- persevere
- persist
- plug away
- preserve
- press on
- prevail
- proceed
- pursue
- put on hold
- ramble
- recur
- remain
- repeat
- ride out
- rival
- run on
- run with
- save it
- see it through
- see through
- sit tight
- sit up for
- snag
- solder
- stall
- stand
- stand by
- stand firm
- stay
- stay on
- stay put
- stay the course
- stay up for
- stick around
- stick it out
- stick like barnacle
- stick to
- stick to guns
- stick together
- stick with it
- strive
- suffer
- superannuate
- survive
- sustain
- sweat it
- take place
- tarry
- tough it out
- unite
- vie
- watch
- wear
- wear on
- wear well
- weld
- withstand
Définition of hold on
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 keep up : verb maintain, sustain
- As in persevere : verb keep at; work hard
- As in persist : verb carry on, carry through
- As in sit tight : verb be patient, wait
- As in stick : verb adhere, affix
- As in wait : verb pause, rest
- As in hold out : verb endure
- As in endure : verb continue; be durable
- As in go on : verb continue
- As in hang on : verb continue, endure
Antonyms for hold on
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