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Meaning of hand-hold | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. To hold in the hand.
    transitive
  2. To watch or attend unnecessarily closely (as if holding a child's hand to lead it along).
    figuratively, transitive

Examples

“You can hand-hold many professional cameras, but using a tripod may be a better idea.”
“I'm sick of having to hand-hold every new person we hire. Why can't we train them first?”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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