heldr>, .i> holden)
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1.b> i> (, ) / ; ..i> / ; to hold a pen [a brush, a spade] [, ] i> / ; to hold a child in one's arms / ; he held a pipe in his teeth i> ; the girl was holding her father's hand ; to hold fast to smth. ..i> [.i> .i> 4]; the wounded man was holding fast to the railings ; only the goalkeeper may hold the ball in soccer ; to hold a threat of disclosure over smb.'s head ; to hold one's sides with laughter / ; to hold one's nose ) / ( i>); ) .i> , i> ;
2.b> (), ; ; ; the driver could scarcely hold the horses / ; to hold smb. from a rash venture ; to hold one's breath ; to hold fire ) .i> ; ; hold fire! ! (i>); ) .i> i> ; will they hold (up) the bus till we get there? / ? we were held (up) by the traffic ;
3.b> (), ; i> ; to hold land / ; to hold shares in a company ; the grandson now holds the estate and the title - ;
4.b> (), , ; i> / ; to hold a fort against the enemy , ; to hold in check ,; ; to hold the enemy in position / to his ground / .i> ; to hold the record / ; to hold fast .i> , [.i> .i> 1];
5.b> (); ; this room holds a hundred persons ; this box holds all his securities ; this jug holds two pints ; will this suit-case hold all your clothes? ? to eat as much as one can hold , ; sea-water holds many salts in solution ;
6.b> 1) (), , ; i> ; I hold it good , ; I hold him to be wrong [responsible for it] , [ / ]; to hold in esteem i> / ; to be held in esteem , ; to hold in contempt , ; to hold a thing to be impossible ; we hold these truths to be self-evident ; Plato held that the soul is immortal , ; to be held worthy of smth. ;
2) .i> (), ; i> ; the court held that ... / / , ...; the judge held that he was guilty ; he was held not guilty ;
7.b> , ..i> (); he was held 36 days / ; to hold captive i> ;
8.b> 1) (of, from) i> / (, ..i>);
2) .i> (of ) / i> ;
9.b> .i> i> () / ; i> ()i> ;
10.b> .i> (); , ; to be holden (to) i> , i> ;
II
1.b> 1) () , ..i>; will the rope hold? ? this wall won't hold a hook bearing a heavy picture ;
2) , ; i> ; the roof is held by pillars , ;
2.b> (); , , ; the fair weather is holding / ; if the frost holds we shall go skating to-morrow , ; his anger held for several days ; the wind held from the north ;
3.b> (.i> to hold good) , ( , , .. i>); the promise still holds ; does the principle still hold good? i> ? the rule holds of / in / all cases ; to hold good in law , ;
4.b> ..i> / ; to hold a rank i> ; to hold office ) / ; ) ( i>); to hold two offices at the same time ; the Conservatives held office at that time ;
5.b> , ..i> () / , i> / ; to hold the attention of one's audience , ; to hold an audience spellbound / ; he held the guests with his story / ;
6.b> (); , ; I cannot hold all these details in my head / in my memory / at once ;
7.b> (), (, ..i>); to hold a theory / ; to hold strange views ; to hold no prejudice / ;
8.b> ()i> () / (, ..i>); we asked them to hold a room for us , / ;
9.b> (), , ( ..i>); to hold a meeting [an election] [] ; the election was held in November ; to hold a discussion [negotiations] [] ; to hold a reception [a press conference] [] ; to hold an examination ; to hold correspondence / ; to hold sittings ; to hold a feast / ; to hold an inspection , ; to hold a service .i> ; the college will hold classes to-day / ;
10.b> (), (i>); when is the anniversary to be held? ?
11.b> i> / ; to hold water ( .. i>) [.i> .i> ]; a leather bag will hold water but not petrol / , ;
12.b> .i>, .i> (), ;
13.b> ();
II
1.b> to hold smb., smth. in a positioni>b> , i> (), ; to hold one's head straight / ; hold your head on one side ; to hold one's head high ) ; hold your head (up)! ! ) .i> i> ; to hold the banner aloft ; to hold a shield in front of one , ; to hold in place , , ; to be held in place by smth. / , ; the veil was held in place by a comb ; to hold on a point .i> ; to hold oneself upright / erect / / ; he holds himself like a soldier i> / ; hold yourself still ; to hold oneself ready / in readiness / (for smth.) i> i> ;
2.b> to hold back from smth. / from doing smth. /, to hold off from smth. / from doing smth. /, to hold back on smth. / on doing smth. i>b>/ / (); to hold back from drinking i> ; buyers are holding back on purchases .i> i> ; to hold off from beer ; ;
3.b> to hold to / by / smth.i>b> , ; to hold to a belief [a principle] i> / [] / ; to hold to one's promise ; hold to your resolution ; I still hold to my former views i> / ; I hold to what I have always said i> , ; they held to the same course of behaviour ; to hold by / to / an opinion / ; to hold to a plan / ; to hold by one's decision ; to hold by what N. says N.i> / ; I hold by my opinion i> / ;
4.b> to hold smb. to smth.i>b> (); to hold smb. to his promise ; to hold smb. to terms ..i> ;
5.b> to hold with smth.i>b> (), ; I cannot hold with such a practice / ;
6.b> to hold with smb.i>b> 1) (), ; I hold with you that this author is very talented , , ;
2) / (); I don't hold with him buying flowers when his children haven't got enough to eat / , , ;
7.b> to hold in with smbi>b>.i> () / ;
8.b> to hold out for smth.i>b> (); ; they hold out for independence ; we must hold out for a better price ;
9.b> to hold on for some placei>b> / ; they held on for London ;
to hold backb> 1) (), ; , ; i> ; to hold back the enemy / ; to hold back a mad dog ; to hold back a portion of wages for insurance / ; to hold back one's tears ;
2) ();
3) (), ; we tried to persuade them, but they held back , ;
4) (), ; i> ; to hold back information / i> ; to hold back the truth / ;
to holdb> downb> 1) (), , ; , , ..i> ; , ..i> ; I held the ruffian down while they bound him , ; hold that dog down: he's dangerous! - ! to try to hold prices down ;
2) (), ;
3) .i> , (, ..i>);
to hold forthb> 1) (, ); ; ; he held forth the note / ; to hold forth a hope ;
2) (.i> .i>) i> () / ; (.i> i>);
3) / i> ;
4) , , ;
to hold inb> 1) (); ; he held in the horses, so that they recognized a strong hand ; to hold in one's temper ; / ;
2) ();
3) (); ; he wanted to speak but thought better of it and held in , ;
to holdb> offb> 1) , , / / ; hold that dog off! ! his cold manner holds people off / ;
2) / (), i> ;
3) i> ();
4) (), ; i> / ; ; will the rain hold off until the evening? ?
to hold onb> 1) ; ; i> / ; can you hold on? ? ? the child held on to its mother's hand ;
2) (), ; this pin holds the wheel on ;
3) i> (), ; to hold on one's course / one's way / , ; the preacher held on for a full hour ; to reach Glasgow you should hold on along this road for another 10 miles ; the gale held still on ;
4) ();
5) (); , ; hold on a minute ;
to hold outb> 1) (); , ; to hold out a hand ; / ; he held out the garment for us to see i> ;
2) (); to hold out an offer i> / ; those were the promises he held out , ;
3) (); the doctors hold out little hope for his recovery ;
4) (); , ..i> ; to hold out against difficulties , ; if we don't get help we don't know how we are to hold out , , ; the besieged garrison held out for 100 days ; how long can the enemy hold out? i> ?
5) .i> i> ; ;
6) .i> .i> (), ( i>);
7) (on) .i> i> (), ;
to hold overb> 1) (); ; to hold over a decision for a week ;
2) (), ( i>); hold over the rest of the goods / ;
3) () , ..i>;
to hold togetherb> 1) (), , (.i> .i>); to hold papers together ; the cord was strong and the goods were held together ; love of country holds the nation together ; 2) (); / (.i> .i>); we cannot be defeated while we hold together , ; those brothers of yours always hold together ;
to hold underb> (), ;
to hold upb> 1) , ; i> ; these pillars hold up the roof , ; the picture is held up by a wire ;
2) i> ();
3) (, ), ; ; to hold up as a model / ; to hold smth. up to view / ; to hold up for derision , , ;
4) (), , ; the traffic was held up by fog i> ;
5) i> () ; i> ;
6) (); , ( ..i>);
7) (); to hold up under misfortunes / ;
8) , ( i>); ;
9) .i> (); , ( i>);
to hold copyb> . i> ; to hold the sprintb> .i> ; tob> hold one's handb> i> ; , ; to hold handb> .i> ) , ; ) , , ; hold hard!b> ! ! hold fastb> / hard /!b> .i> ! ! ! to hold one's own / one's ground /b> ) ; , ; ) / ; ) ; ; ; he can hold his own , ; ) / ; to hold on like grim deathb> ) i> , ; ) ()i> / ; to hold waterb> ; , , ( , .. i>) [.i> .i> II 11]; it won't hold water ; hold it!b> .i> ) ! ! ) / / ! to be left holding the babyb> .i> baby Ir> ; to hold at bayb> .i> bay Ir> 2; to be left holding the bagb> .i> bag Ir> ; to hold a briefb> .i> brief Ir> 2 2); to hold smb. in the hollow of one's handb> ; to be neither to hold nor to bindb> / / ; to hold in playb> ) i> / ; ) ; ; ; hold your horses!b> .i> ) ! ! ) ! ! to hold the stageb> ) .i> , ( i>); ) .i> ; ; ) .i> ; to hold one's tongue / one's peace /b> , ; ; hold your noise / your row /!b> .i> ()! ()! hold, enough!b> .i> (), ! tob> hold the fortb> ) ; , ..i> ; ) i> ; to hold cheapb> ; , ; to hold smth. lightlyb> ; to be held to bailb> i> .
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