Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hold onto

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.63 in modern English

Syllables
hold on-to
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To manage to keep something.

verb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hold, onto.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

holds onto (present, singular) holding onto (participle, present) held onto (participle, past) held onto (past)

Questions

What does hold onto mean?
To manage to keep something.

How to pronounce hold onto

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