Betekenis van hold on In het Nederlands

• 0 to make yourself continue to do what you are doing or stay where you are although it is difficult or unpleasant:

  • If you can just hold on I'll go and get some help.

• 1 used to tell someone to wait for a short time:

  • Hold on, I'll check in my diary.

  • Now hold on, Ed, that wasn't what we agreed at all!

  • We just had to hold on until help arrived.

• 2 to hold something or someone firmly with your hands or arms:

  • She held on tightly to his waist.

• 3 to wait, esp. for someone to speak:

  • She’s on the other line – can you hold on?

• 4 to wait while someone else does something, especially when you are using the phone:

  • Can you hold on? I'll try to connect you.

  • Hold on, I'll be with you in a minute.

• 5 to continue to do something difficult while waiting for help:

  • Can you hold on for just a few more minutes? Then you can take a break.