If you hold a group of people together, you help them to live or work together without arguing, although they may have different aims, attitudes, or interests.
Her 13-year-old daughter is holding the family together. [VERB noun PARTICLE]
...the political balance which holds together the government. [VERBPARTICLE noun]
The coalition will never hold together for six months. [VERBPARTICLE]
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hold together in British English
verb(adverb)
1.
to cohere or remain or cause to cohere or remain in one piece
your old coat holds together very well
2.
to stay or cause to stay united
the children held the family together
Examples of 'hold together' in a sentence
hold together
Tell your wife you need her with you much more if the family is to hold together.
The Sun (2012)
Power goes to those with the skill to hold together diverse groups.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
We had acted as if we could still be a couple and as if we could still hold together a family.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
What used to be a finely crafted shoe was now a worthless piece of junk held together by glue and hope.
Kiam, Victor Going For It!: How to Succeed As an Entrepreneur (1986)
Fans at a recent London gig noticed one was held together by gaffer tape.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Sole is a dream to work with in the kitchen, holding together well during cooking.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
England's lineout held together reasonably well and he showed some sparks in open play.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
This means that they should be held together in small groups, rather than in the largeanonymous establishments which we have at present.
Coyle, Andrew & Stern, Vivien The Prisons We Deserve (1994)
Many of the 186 competitors who remain are held together with bandages, strapping and strong painkillers.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Their unit becomes their second family, which holds together, and resists outsiders.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
He's holding together the family farm for little more than minimum wage, and the love of his ageing uncles.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Inside, while the plastics may look a little cheap and the design is hardly cutting edge, it does hold together well and is easy to use.