hold on

Verb

 * 1) To grasp or grip firmly.
 * 2)  To keep; to store something for someone.
 * 3)  To retain an advantage.
 * 4)  Wait a short while.
 * 5)  To remain loyal.
 * 6)  To persist.
 * 1)  Wait a short while.
 * 2)  To remain loyal.
 * 3)  To persist.
 * 1)  To remain loyal.
 * 2)  To persist.
 * 1)  To persist.

Usage notes
The phrasal verb hold on is intransitive, but the phrasal verb hold on to is transitive.

Synonyms

 * , ; See also Thesaurus:grasp
 * , ; See also Thesaurus:wait
 * ,, ; See also Thesaurus:persist
 * ,, ; See also Thesaurus:persist
 * ,, ; See also Thesaurus:persist

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * German:
 * Hungarian:
 * Italian: aspettare un po', aspettare un attimo, aspettare un momento, aspettare un istante,
 * Japanese: ちょっと待つ
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese: esperar um pouco
 * Russian: ,
 * Tagalog:
 * Thai:


 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto: alteniĝi
 * Finnish: pitää kiinni
 * French:
 * Hungarian:, ,
 * Italian:, aggrapparsi
 * Russian:
 * Tagalog: hawak
 * Turkish:


 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Hungarian:
 * Italian: ,
 * Russian:
 * Tagalog: pahawak, pabantay, patago


 * Finnish: pysyä lujana
 * Hungarian: kitart (mellette)