Meaning of hold sway | Babel Free
Definitions
To have the greatest influence (over someone or something); to be pre-eminent; to dominate.
Equivalents
Bosanski
владати
Hrvatski
владати
Italiano
dominare
Latviešu
valdīt
Русский
преобладать
Српски
владати
Svenska
dominera
Türkçe
hükümdarlık etmek
Українська
владати
Examples
“Within Lololand, of course, no Chinese writ runs, no Chinese magistrate holds sway, and the people, more or less divided among themselves, are under the government of their tribal chiefs.”
“Not only is Jon’s claim⟳ to the Iron⟳ Throne stronger than hers, thanks to a patriarchal society, but her heroic deeds—and the attendant risks—hold⟳ no sway in the North.”
“Neither appeal seemed to hold⟳ sway with Kaplan, who stated that while he took into account that Bankman-Fried has autism and is socially awkward, he had committed a very serious crime.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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