hold on

beklemek

Kısa bir süre beklemek.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: To wait for a short time.

• Hold on a moment, please.
• Can you hold on while I get my bag?
• I held on for a minute, but nobody answered.

Nasıl kullanılır: hold on while … (Hold on while I find your number.)

Eş anlamlılar: wait, hang on

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: hold on please, hold on a moment

sıkıca tutunmak, sıkıca tutmak

Düşmemek veya bir şeyi elinden kaçırmamak için sıkıca tutmak ya da tutunmak.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: To keep a firm grip on something so you do not fall or lose it.

• Hold on tightly to the rope.
• She held on to my hand as we crossed.
• Can you hold on while I pull you up?

Nasıl kullanılır: hold on to someone/something (Hold on to the rail as you climb.)

Eş anlamlılar: grip, cling

Zıt anlamlılar: let go

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: hold on tightly, hold on to something

dayanmak, direnmek

Sorunlara, acıya veya başarısızlık riskine rağmen devam etmek.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: To continue despite problems, pain, or the risk of failure.

• Hold on; help is coming.
• The little shop held on through years of poor sales.
• How much longer can they hold on without food?

Eş anlamlılar: persist, hang on, keep going

Zıt anlamlılar: give up

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: hold on longer, hold on bravely

saklamak, muhafaza etmek

Bir şeyi güvenli şekilde saklamak; çoğu zaman sonradan alacak biri için.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: To keep something safe, often for someone who will collect it later.

• Hold on to my coat for me.
• She held on to our tickets until we arrived.
• I will hold on to your keys while you swim.

Nasıl kullanılır: hold on to something for someone (Can you hold on to this bag for me?)

Eş anlamlılar: keep, look after

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: hold on to something, hold on to tickets

korumak, elinde tutmak

Bir avantajı, güçlü konumu veya yararlı şeyi kaybetmeden ya da tüketmeden korumak.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: To keep an advantage, a strong position, or something useful rather than lose or use it.

• They held on to their lead.
• She is holding on to her best cards until the final round.
• Can the champion hold on to his title?

Nasıl kullanılır: hold on to something (The team held on to its narrow lead.)

Eş anlamlılar: retain, keep

Zıt anlamlılar: lose

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: hold on to something, hold on to power

sadık kalmak, bağlı kalmak

Başkaları vazgeçse de birini veya bir şeyi desteklemeye devam etmek.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: To continue supporting someone or something even when other people stop.

• Other fans left, but he held on.
• She held on to her faith in the team through years of defeat.
• They still hold on to the cause they supported as students.

Nasıl kullanılır: hold on to something (She held on to her faith in the movement.)

Eş anlamlılar: stay loyal, remain faithful

Zıt anlamlılar: abandon

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: hold on faithfully, hold on to something