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Meaning of hold onto | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

To manage to keep something.
idiomatic
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hold, onto.

Examples

“Desperate to hold onto power, Pervez Musharraf has discarded Pakistan's constitutional framework and declared a state of emergency.”

CEFR level

B2

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

See also

hold out hold over hold over someone's head hold serve hold short hold someone's feet to the fire