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# hold

«hold» in Mova's school dictionary: **to have something in your hand or arms: hold my hand** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (hold, holds, held, holding); noun (a hold)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To hold is to have something in your hand or arms: hold my hand. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hold/#m1)

2) To hold is to have room for, to contain: the jar holds 10 sweets. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hold/#m2)

3) To hold is to keep in a place or state: hold still, hold on. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hold/#m3)

4) To hold a party or a meeting is to have it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hold/#m4)

5) A hold is a grip. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hold/#m5)

6) The hold is the large space deep inside a ship where cargo is stored. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hold/#m6)

### sense in the lessons

how many things one container or pack contains («A pack holds 3 cards» = size of one group; multiply by the number of packs); with a total given, «how many … needed» = divide by what one holds; in safety «hold hands when you cross», «hold the rail»; in everyday life «hold on» (wait), «hold your breath»

### examples

- Mia buys 8 packs of cards. A pack holds 3 cards. How many cards does Mia buy? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hold/#x1)
- A jar holds 10 sweets. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hold/#x2)
- Each tray holds 6 cupcakes. How many trays are needed for 24 cupcakes? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hold/#x3)
- Hold my hand when we cross the road. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hold/#x4)
- Can you hold the baby for a minute? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hold/#x5)
- Hold on, I'm coming! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hold/#x6)
- The school will hold a concert in the hall. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hold/#x7)
- This bottle holds one litre of water. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hold/#x8)
- There was powder in the hold. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hold/#x9)

### note

«a pack holds N» gives the size of one equal group: multiply by the number of packs. Trap: with a total given and «how many … needed», divide by the size. Past form «held», not «holded».

### In the corpora

- [A text saying a parcel is held and asking for a small payment is a common scam to steal bank details.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/9-when-money-is-tight/18/)
- [A rental deposit is money held in case of damage, and it comes back if the home is left in good condition.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/10-moving-house-and-renting-a-home/13/)
- [Families visit graves, send cards, mark the anniversary, hold memorial services and even put up benches with little plaques.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/25-funerals-and-remembering/5/)
- [Vivid example: in a Leeds corner shop, Auntie Bev holds up a magazine: "SOAP STAR'S SECRET HEARTBREAK!](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/46-tabloids-sources-close-to-and-the-photo/3/)
- [A good judge would hold firm and explain why.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/ai/3-sounding-right-and-being-right/6/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «hold» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hold/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.