Phrasal Verbs "hold..."

Phrasal Verb

Translation

Example

hold back = keep back

сдерживать эмоции, слезы, смех;

задерживать

She tried to hold back her tears and not cry in front of her mum.

What's holding you back?

He kept the news back.

hold down

держать на более низком уровне

They tried to hold down prices.

hold in

ограничивать

Jim was able to hold in his anger and avoid a fight.

hold off

держаться на расстоянии

Hold everybody off. It is dangerous.

hold on

ждать на телефоне;

продолжать, несмотря ни на что

Hold on, I shan't be a minute.

Hold on!

hold out

протягивать;

не сдаваться

The food supplies won’t hold out until Monday so we’ll have to find some food before then.

The miners held out for 18 months before they called off the strike.

hold over =

put off

откладывать

The concert was held over till the next week because of the singer's illness.

hold to

придерживаться (правил, обрядов)

He held to his views in spite of opposition.

hold up

поддерживать, заддерживать

The building of the new road has been held up by bad weather.

hold with

одобрять

I don't hold with some of the strange ideas that you believe in.