hold on
phrasal verbhold on
- (informal) used to tell somebody to wait or stop synonym wait
- Hold on a minute while I get my breath back.
- Hold on! This isn't the right road.
- to survive in a difficult or dangerous situation
- They managed to hold on until help arrived.
- (informal) used on the phone to ask somebody to wait until they can talk to the person they want
- Can you hold on? I'll see if he's here.
hold something on
- to keep something in position
- These nuts and bolts hold the wheels on.
- The knob is only held on by sticky tape.
hold on (to something/somebody) | hold on to something/somebody
- [no passive] to keep holding something/somebody
- Hold on and don't let go until I say so.
- He held on to the back of the chair to stop himself from falling.
- It’s very windy—you’d better hold on to your hat.