Phrasal Verbs with Hold, Meeanings and Example Sentences
Hold on
to keep a telephone line open
Hold on, I’ll check in my diary.
Hold out
to continue resistance
I could hold out against the new reform.
Hold back
to refrain
The president couldn’t hold back his anger any longer.
Hold up
to delay
Why were you holding everyone up?
Hold off
to delay action
Hold off making a decision until next week.
Hold on to
to keep sth/sb that is important
Hold on to the ticket. We will need it later.
