Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hold it together

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.00 in modern English

Syllables: hold it -to-geth-er
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Synonym of cope: to remain calm in adversity, to successfully manage one's difficulties.

Etymology

Variant of hold together.

Inflected Forms

holds it together (present, singular) holding it together (participle, present) held it together (participle, past) held it together (past)

Synonyms

cope

Questions

What does hold it together mean?: Synonym of cope: to remain calm in adversity, to successfully manage one's difficulties.
Where does hold it together come from?: Variant of hold together.

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