单词 | to hold on |
释义 | > as lemmasto hold on to hold on 1. transitive. To keep (something) on; to retain in its place on something. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > retaining > retain or keep [verb (transitive)] > keep (something) on to hold ona1529 a1529 J. Skelton Poems against Garnesche in Poet Wks. (1843) I. 118 Why holde ye on yer cap, syr, then? 1711 T. Hearne Remarks & Coll. (1889) III. 106 Henry VIIIth's Charter to Stephen Tucker for holding on his Hat before the King. 1899 N.E.D. at Hold Mod. I can't keep on a bicycle unless somebody holds me on. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > continuing > continue (an action) [verb (transitive)] i-haldOE to hold fortha1325 sustainc1325 containc1330 continuea1340 maintainc1385 carrya1393 keepc1425 to keep upa1535 to stick by ——1551 to hold on1568 to hold out1595 to carry on1609 subsist1633 to keep at ——1825 1568 (?a1513) W. Dunbar Poems (1998) I. 252 Hald on thy intent. 1630 Bp. J. Hall Occas. Medit. §lxiiii Thus bountifull House-keepers hold on their set ordinary provision. 1757 R. Griffith & E. Griffith Lett. Henry & Frances II. ccxlv. 187 I..am pleased to find, that you still hold on a Correspondence with her. 1809 R. Cumberland John de Lancaster I. 150 In order to hold it [the harangue] on. 3. intransitive. To keep one's hold or grasp on something; to cling on; also figurative. Also in jocular phrases. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > absence of movement > hold or holding > hold or grip [verb (intransitive)] holdc1305 to hold on1830 1830 N. S. Wheaton Jrnl. 508 The rolling and tossing of the ship oblige us to ‘hold on’. 1861 Temple Bar 3 509 I found myself holding on to a piece of plank. 1877 C. H. Spurgeon Serm. XXIII. 361 As though he held on by his teeth. 1930 ‘Sapper’ Finger of Fate 35 Having to hold on by one's eyebrows whenever one moves gets a bit monotonous after a time. 4. To maintain a course of action or movement; to keep on, continue, go on (rarely reflexive). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > continuing > continue doing or keep going in a course of action [verb (intransitive)] to hold a wayOE to hold forthc1200 to hold ona1225 reignc1300 lasta1325 continuea1340 to continue doing or to doc1384 pursuea1425 perseverec1425 to hold one's wayc1480 prosecute1528 to go on1533 to run on1533 keep1548 to follow on1560 insist1586 to keep on1589 to carry on1832 to carry on1857 string1869 a1225 Leg. Kath. 434 He heold on to herien his heaðene maumez. 1405 Bidding Prayer ii, in Lay Folks Mass Bk. 65 For thaim that first began and langest haldis on. 1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid xi. iii. 41 Now haldis on. 1630 R. Sanderson Serm. II. 264 If we hold on as we do, in pampering every man his own flesh. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost xi. 633 But still I see the tenor of Mans woe Holds on the same. View more context for this quotation 1725 D. Defoe New Voy. round World i. 18 The Gale held still. a1822 P. B. Shelley There is no Work 7 O Man! hold thee on in courage of soul. 1889 J. A. Froude Two Chiefs Dunboy xv. 218 He held on till they were less than a mile apart. 5. imperative. Stop! wait! (colloquial) Cf. 27, to hold hard at Phrasal verbs. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ceasing > cease activity [verb (intransitive)] > leave off! or stop it! > stop! or take no action! stop1570 not so fasta1593 hold your horses!1843 to hold on1846 hold it!1926 hold everything!1930 1846 C. M. Kirkland Western Clearings (new ed.) 45 ‘But hold on a little till I tell ye!’ interposed Master George. 1848 J. R. Bartlett Dict. Americanisms (at cited word) ‘Hold on a minute’, originally a sea phrase. 1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. Hold on a minute, wait or stop. 1883 Bread-Winners 62 ‘Hold on’, he burst out; ‘Don't talk to me that way..I can't stand it’. 6. In shooting: see 28. 7. Telephony. To keep the line open. ΘΚΠ society > communication > telecommunication > telegraphy or telephony > telephony > communicate by telephone [verb (intransitive)] > keep connection to hold on1892 to hold the line1912 to hang on1936 1892 R. Kipling in Times 29 Nov. 8/1 A..millionnaire,..clawing wildly at the telephone..‘Hello!..I told you to hold on. What?..No. Hold on.’ 1919 V. Woolf Night & Day xxiv. 327 ‘I'll look at my engagements... Hold on.’ She dropped the machine. 1920 Punch 1 Sept. 176/3 ‘What is your number, please?’..‘Just hold on a minute while I look it up.’ 1920 R. Macaulay Potterism iii. i. 104 You mustn't ring off yet... Hold on while I tell daddy. 1949 J. B. Priestley Home is Tomorrow 38 (into telephone) Yes, I'll hold on. 1971 ‘A. Cross’ Theban Myst. (1972) xi. 165 She did go to the phone, but she got the doctor's exchange, which said, ‘Hold on,’ and then went off the line. < as lemmas |
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