Значение hold в русском языке

• 0 to have something in your hand or arms -- держать

  • He was holding a glass of wine.

  • She held the baby in her arms.

  • They were holding hands and kissing.

• 1 to keep something in a particular position -- держать

  • Can you hold the door open please?

  • Hold your hand up if you know the answer.

  • The frame was held together with screws.

  • They held a gun to his head.

• 2 to organize an event -- проводить, организовывать

  • to hold talks/an election

• 3 to contain something or to be able to contain a particular amount of something -- вмещать, содержать в себе

  • The bucket holds about 10 litres.

• 4 to have a particular job, position, or qualification -- занимать (пост и т. д.)

  • She held the post of treasurer.

• 5 to have a particular position in a competition -- обладать (титулом и т. д.), удерживать (место, рекорд)

  • to hold the world record

  • to hold the lead

• 6 to store documents, information, etc in a particular place -- хранить

  • The documents are held in the local library.

• 7 to keep someone as a prisoner -- держать (в тюрьме, в плену и т. д.)

  • Police held the suspect overnight.

  • The hijackers are holding them hostage/prisoner.

• 8 If soldiers hold a place, they control it. -- удерживать, сохранять контроль

  • Rebel troops held the village.

• 9 to believe something -- придерживаться мнения/убеждения/взгляда

  • They held the view that it was wrong to smack children.

• 10 to have a conversation -- вести разговор

• 11 to keep someone interested in something -- приковывать внимание/удерживатьинтерес

  • The film held my attention from beginning to end.

• 12 to wait on the telephone until someone can speak to you -- оставаться на линии, не вешать трубку

  • Her line's busy. Would you like to hold?

  • Hold the line, please.

• 13 to not break -- выдерживать (тяжесть, нагрузку)

  • The rope held.

• 14 used to tell someone to wait or stop doing something -- подожди(те)! постой(те)!

  • Hold it! I've forgotten my coat.

• 15 to own shares (= small, equal parts of the value of a company) -- владеть акциями

• 16 to intentionally stop breathing for a time -- задерживать дыхание

• 17 to close your nose with your fingers to avoid smelling something unpleasant -- зажимать нос

• 18 the action of holding something or someone, or the way you do this -- удерживание, захват

  • Keep a tight hold on your tickets.

• 19 to start holding something or someone -- хватать, хвататься за что-либо

  • He tried to escape, but I grabbed hold of his jacket.

• 20 to obtain something, or to manage to speak to someone -- доставать, добывать что-либо, заставать кого-либо

  • I got hold of a copy at the local library.

  • I rang three times, but couldn't get hold of her.

• 21 If a plan or activity is on hold, it will not be done until a later time. -- приостановленный, замороженный

  • The project is on hold until we get more money.

  • His secretary put me on hold.

• 22 to keep something -- хранить, сохранять

  • Keep hold of this. You might need it later.

• 23 power or control over something or someone -- влияние, власть

  • Their company has a strong hold on the computer market.

• 24 an area on a ship or aircraft for storing things -- трюм, грузовой отсек

  • a cargo hold