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hold, v. t. & i.
1.to keep with the hands, arms or other means; to keep possession of ‘тримати, утримувати’.
e. g. By the candle she held was revealed a narrow passage, terminating in a narrow stair. (Ch. Bronte)
Phr. to hold one's ground, to hold one's own — not to give way; to keep one's position.
2. to retain (sometimes with in) ‘утримувати; затримувати’.
e. g. He wrote to her from Harding. saying that he should be held in service longer than he had expected... (M. Twain)
3. to keep the same; to last, to continue, how long will this fine weather hold? cold weather held for a month) ‘утримуватись (про погоду)’.
Phr. to hold true — to keep true; to hold good — to keep good.
4. to be the owner of property, to hold land; to occupy; to hold a place) ‘мати; володіти’.
e. g. It was well that Mrs. Hawkins held the purse — otherwise the treasures would have lasted but a very little while. (M. Twain)
5. to contain; to have room or space for (as, this bottle holds a quart) ‘вміщувати в собі’.
е. g. A ruined tank held a little water which would do for the animals. (Forster)
6. to have an opinion about; to regard; to consider, ‘думати, вважати’.
e.g. 1) You have a right to hold that opinion if you choose. (Forster) 2) You would be held responsible for this lady's safety, my dear fellow. (Forster)
7. to keep or refrain from acting; to get control of (mostly in the phr.: to hold one's breath, hold your tongue) ‘зупиняти, стримувати’.
e. g. It was some while since the pain had returned, now that I was lying still — and holding my breath... (G. Greene)
8. to conduct (a meeting, a conference); to carry on (a conversation) ‘проводити (збори); вести (розмову)’.
е. g. It was at eleven o'clock the next morning that the aunts and uncles came to hold their consultation. (G. Eliot)