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Translation of hold – English–Vietnamese dictionary

hold

 verb  /həuld/  past tense, past participle held /held/ Add to word list Add to word list ● to have in one’s hand(s) or between one’s hands cầm, nắm, giữ He was holding a knife Hold that dish with both hands He held the little boy’s hand He held the mouse by its tail. ● to have in a part, or between parts, of the body, or between parts of a tool etc nắm; giữ He held the pencil in his teeth She was holding a pile of books in her arms Hold the stamp with tweezers. ● to support or keep from moving, running away, falling etc giữ chắc What holds that shelf up? He held the door closed by leaning against it Hold your hands above your head Hold his arms so that he can’t struggle. ● to remain in position, fixed etc when under strain giữ vững I’ve tied the two pieces of string together, but I’m not sure the knot will hold Will the anchor hold in a storm? ● to keep (a person) in some place or in one’s power bắt giữ The police are holding a man for questioning in connection with the murder He was held captive. ● to (be able to) contain chứa; chứa đựng This jug holds two pints You can’t hold water in a handkerchief This drawer holds all my shirts. ● to cause to take place diễn ra The meeting will be held next week We’ll hold the meeting in the hall. ● to keep (oneself), or to be, in a particular state or condition giữ yên We’ll hold ourselves in readiness in case you send for us She holds herself very erect. ● to have or be in (a job etc) giữ vị trí He held the position of company secretary for five years. ● to think strongly; to believe; to consider or regard tin rằng, cho là I hold that this was the right decision He holds me (to be) responsible for everyone’s mistakes He is held in great respect He holds certain very odd beliefs. ● to continue to be valid or apply có hiệu lực Our offer will hold until next week These rules hold under all circumstances. ● (with to) to force (a person) to do something he has promised to do giữ chắc I intend to hold him to his promises. ● to defend giữ vững They held the castle against the enemy. ● not to be beaten by giữ chắc The general realized that the soldiers could not hold the enemy for long. ● to keep (a person’s attention) thu hút If you can’t hold your pupils’ attention, you can’t be a good teacher. ● to keep someone in a certain state giữ yên Don’t hold us in suspense, what was the final decision? ● to celebrate tổ chức The festival is held on 24 June. ● to be the owner of nắm giữ He holds shares in this company. ● (of good weather) to continue tiếp tục I hope the weather holds until after the school sports. ● (also hold the line) (of a person who is making a telephone call) to wait giữ máy điện thoại chờ người cần gặp Mr Brown is busy at the moment – will you hold or would you like him to call you back? ● to continue to sing tiếp tục hát Please hold that note for four whole beats. ● to keep (something) giữ They’ll hold your luggage at the station until you collect it. ● (of the future) to be going to produce sẽ thế nào I wonder what the future holds for me?

hold

 noun  ● the act of holding sự cầm nắm; sự giữ chặt He caught/got/laid/took hold of the rope and pulled Keep hold of that rope. ● power; influence ảnh hưởng He has a strange hold over that girl. ● (in wrestling etc) a manner of holding one’s opponent cách nắm giữ đối thủ The wrestler invented a new hold.

See also

-holder hold-all get hold of hold back hold down hold forth hold good hold it hold off hold on hold out hold one’s own hold one’s tongue hold up hold-up hold with

hold

 noun  /həuld/ ● (in ships) the place, below the deck, where cargo is stored. hầm chứa hàng

(Translation of hold from the PASSWORD English-Vietnamese Dictionary © 2015 K Dictionaries Ltd)

Examples of hold

hold The work represents the product of two workshops, held in 2004 and 2005. From the Cambridge English Corpus The multiple roles that people hold within their family, community, work, and society as a whole work to define their sense of self. From the Cambridge English Corpus For instance, over-blowing on a wind instrument can cause an octave rise, which holds as the pressure is reduced. From the Cambridge English Corpus Yet the criss-crossing of isoglosses shows that it also holds for phonetic or morphological features. From the Cambridge English Corpus Archives hold numerous complaints from provincial governors about the insufficiency of security forces under their authority and requests for additional mounted recruits. From the Cambridge English Corpus It holds that it is never permitted to pay for an object x, if x could have been obtained for free. From the Cambridge English Corpus Other things held equal, the higher the net interest margin, the lower is the degree of competition. From the Cambridge English Corpus Note also that the players hold correct beliefs about their own choices throughout. From the Cambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. A2,A2,B1,C1,B2,C1,B2,B1,B2,B2,C2,C1,C1

Translations of hold

in Chinese (Traditional) 支撐, 握住，抓住, 支撐，承受… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 支撑, 握住，抓住, 支撑，承受… See more in Spanish sostener, coger, sujetar… See more in Portuguese segurar, agarrar, apoiar… See more in Marathi in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Tamil in Hindi in Gujarati in Danish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Urdu in Ukrainian in Telugu in Bengali in Czech in Indonesian in Thai in Polish in Korean in Italian धरणे, पेलवणे, काहीतरी असणे किंवा समाविष्ट करण्यास सक्षम असणे… See more ～を手に持つ, ～を抱きかかえる, （ある位置に）～を保つ… See more elinde/kucağında tutmak, belli bir konumda tutmak, düzenlemek… See more tenir, (faire) tenir, maintenir… See more aguantar, agafar, mantenir… See more (vast)houden, houden, ’t uithouden… See more உங்கள் கையிலோ அல்லது கைகளிலோ ஏதாவது ஒன்றை எடுத்து வைத்துக்கொள்ள, எதையாவது ஆதரிக்க, எதையாவது அடக்கிக்கொள்ளுதல் / கொண்டிருக்க அல்லது கொண்டிருக்க முடியும்… See more (हाथों या बाँहों में कोई वस्तु) थामना, पकड़ना, (भार या कुछ चीज़) संभालना… See more પકડવું, પકડી રાખવું, ઉપાડી લેવું… See more holde, indeholde, afholde… See more hålla [i], hålla, hålla [kvar i häkte]… See more memegang, menggigit, mengepit… See more halten, festhalten, (ent)halten… See more holde, hold, holde omkring… See more تھامنا, پکڑنا, بوجھ اٹھانا… See more тримати, держати, утримувати… See more ఏదైనా ఒక వస్తువును మీ చేతుల్లోకి లేదా అరచేతుల్లో కి తీసుకోవడం లేదా పట్టుకోవడం, దేనినైనా పడిపోకుండా పట్టుకోవడం, పట్టు/ ఏదైనా కలిగి ఉండు లేదా కలిగి ఉండే సామర్థంతో ఉండు… See more ধরে রাখা, কিছু সমর্থন করা, ধরা বা ধারণ করা… See more držet, vydržet, (za)držet… See more memegang, menahan, tahan… See more จับ, ถือด้วยมือ, งับ… See more trzymać, przytrzymać, przeprowadzać… See more 쥐다, 유지하다, 개최하다… See more tenere, organizzare, contenere… See more Need a translator?

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More translations of hold in Vietnamese

• hold it
• hold on
• hold up
• hold-up
• hold-all
• hold off
• hold out

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