Want to use Hold correctly in a sentence? These 20 example sentences show the word in context, together with its meaning and synonyms like keep or contain.

Common word

Hold in a sentence

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Hold meaning

  1. To grasp or grip.
  2. To contain or store.
  3. To maintain or keep to a position or state.

Synonyms of Hold

keep hold back be keep back contain carry bear restrain hold up hold out have control grasp grip direct

Hold in Dutch

Example sentences (20)

The first leg will hold on November 9 in Benin City, while the reverse fixture will hold 10 days later in Freetown.

Brads are not strong, so they are used to hold lightweight trim together or to hold pieces in place during assembly.

As we hold govt accountable, we should also hold every individual, and group who are employers of labour accountable.

Auto-hold, a feature that allows you to have the car hold the brakes for you at a stop, is a very convenient feature.

McNeice scores 9.6, she got the early five-point hold and was close to the 25-point hold, but has to make do with 9.6.

He didn’t hold the ball too long, and the hit came at a point when there was no way he could hold onto the ball.

The goal you should fix in mind is to get hold of your listeners’ attention and hold onto it for the whole performance.

The singer talks about hearing the words “hold on” as if meaning to tell her to do good and hold on to what’s righteous.

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A separate special buffer, the hold space, may be used by a few sed commands to hold and accumulate text between cycles.

If they are not currently in transit, you can freeze the hold until you are ready to receive your hold again.

The provisional plan hold is to hold the event on 14 February 2019 which is exactly a year after Dr. Tsvangirai passed on.

Hold luggage included, so they're not going to include a stupid price on getting the hold luggage included.

Democrats can afford to lose only one of those if they want to hold a 50-50 majority (assuming they hold the presidency too).

Justice Samuel Alito’s order extending the hold on the law until Monday came a day before the previous hold was set to expire.

The average chair should hold up to 250 lbs, though there are chairs that hold up to 350 lbs and higher.

While Daenerys seems to have a strong hold on it right now (unless it's been destroyed) she is not likely to hold it for long.

Sydal then locked Johnson into a submission hold again, but Johnson got to the ropes to break the hold.

To re-pair the remote, hold it about three inches from the Apple TV and press and hold back/menu + up for at least five seconds.

Police attempt to hold back protesters from entering the Democracy Monument to hold an anti-government demonstration in Bangkok.

At completion, Nokia shareholders will hold 66.5% while Alcatel-Lucent shareholders will hold 33.5% of the new combined company.

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Common combinations with hold

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • hold and 76×
  • of hold 71×
  • to hold 66×
  • hold the 22×
  • will hold 19×
  • hold on 16×
  • hold rating 12×
  • and hold 11×
  • with hold
  • the hold

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "hold" in a sentence?
An example: "The first leg will hold on November 9 in Benin City, while the reverse fixture will hold 10 days later in Freetown." This page contains 20 example sentences with the word "hold" from real English texts.
What does "hold" mean?
Hold means: To grasp or grip.
What are synonyms of "hold"?
Common synonyms of "hold" include: keep, hold back, be, keep back, contain, carry, bear, restrain. Plus 7 more synonyms.
What is "hold" in Dutch?
"hold" translates to Dutch as: bevatten.
How many example sentences with "hold" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 20 example sentences with "hold", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.

About these examples

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