hold on onto sb/sth

hold on onto sb/sth
UK US hold on to/onto sth/sb
Phrasal Verb with hold({{}}/həʊld/ verb (held, held)
[T] to keep something or someone that is important or useful: »

I held onto the tech shares after the stock market fell because I knew they would recover.

»

You should hold on to her, she's too good to lose to a competitor.


Financial and business terms. 2012.

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  • hold on to sb/sth — UK US hold on to/onto sth/sb Phrasal Verb with hold({{}}/həʊld/ verb (held, held) ► [T] to keep something or someone that is important or useful: »I held onto the tech shares after the stock market fell because I knew they would recover. »You… …   Financial and business terms

  • hold on onto sth — UK US hold on to/onto sth/sb Phrasal Verb with hold({{}}/həʊld/ verb (held, held) ► [T] to keep something or someone that is important or useful: »I held onto the tech shares after the stock market fell because I knew they would recover. »You… …   Financial and business terms

  • hold on to/onto sb/sth — UK US hold on to/onto sth/sb Phrasal Verb with hold({{}}/həʊld/ verb (held, held) ► [T] to keep something or someone that is important or useful: »I held onto the tech shares after the stock market fell because I knew they would recover. »You… …   Financial and business terms

  • hold on onto sb — UK US hold on to/onto sth/sb Phrasal Verb with hold({{}}/həʊld/ verb (held, held) ► [T] to keep something or someone that is important or useful: »I held onto the tech shares after the stock market fell because I knew they would recover. »You… …   Financial and business terms

  • hold on to/onto sth — UK US hold on to/onto sth/sb Phrasal Verb with hold({{}}/həʊld/ verb (held, held) ► [T] to keep something or someone that is important or useful: »I held onto the tech shares after the stock market fell because I knew they would recover. »You… …   Financial and business terms

  • hold on to sth — UK US hold on to/onto sth/sb Phrasal Verb with hold({{}}/həʊld/ verb (held, held) ► [T] to keep something or someone that is important or useful: »I held onto the tech shares after the stock market fell because I knew they would recover. »You… …   Financial and business terms

  • hold on to/onto sb — UK US hold on to/onto sth/sb Phrasal Verb with hold({{}}/həʊld/ verb (held, held) ► [T] to keep something or someone that is important or useful: »I held onto the tech shares after the stock market fell because I knew they would recover. »You… …   Financial and business terms

  • hold on to sb — UK US hold on to/onto sth/sb Phrasal Verb with hold({{}}/həʊld/ verb (held, held) ► [T] to keep something or someone that is important or useful: »I held onto the tech shares after the stock market fell because I knew they would recover. »You… …   Financial and business terms

  • ˌhold ˈonto sth — phrasal verb 1) to hold something tightly or carefully so that you do not drop it or do not fall Hold on to the seat in front when we go round the corner.[/ex] 2) to not lose something or not let someone else have it Syn: keep Hold on to the… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • fasten — fas|ten [ˈfa:sən US ˈfæ ] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(clothes/bag etc)¦ 2¦(window/gate etc)¦ 3¦(attach something to something)¦ 4¦(hold something tightly)¦ 5 fasten your eyes/gaze on somebody/something 6 fasten your attention on somebody/something Phrasal verbs …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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