hold on
1 (v + adv) hold sb to prevent them from falling etc INTRANSITIVEgreim a choinneáil ar greim a choimeád ar I held on to him choimeád mé greim air 2 (v + adv) hold sth so as not to fall etc INTRANSITIVEdo ghreim a choinneáildo ghreim a choimeádhe held on choinnigh sé a ghreimI can't hold on any longer ní féidir liom greim a choimeád níos faideShow full entry
3 (v + adv) wait INTRANSITIVEfan verb fan ort PhrV fan bog VP hold on and we'll answer your call fan agus freagróimid do ghlaochhold on for a while fan go fóill, fan scaitheamh, fan tamallhold on a bit longer fan tamall eile 4 (v + adv) telling sb to think about sth
INTRANSITIVEfan go fóillfoighne ort hold on, don't do anything stupid fan go fóill, ná déan aon rud amaideach
TRANSITIVEhold on a minute fan nóiméad
5 (v + adv) stop yourself urinating INTRANSITIVEhold on until we get to a toilet fan go dtiocfaimid go dtí leithreas, foighne ort go bhfaighimid leithreas 6 (v + adv) keep trying INTRANSITIVEthey played poorly but held on d'imir siad go dona ach bhí an lá leothey were under siege but they held on bhí siad faoi léigear ach níor ghéill siadthey held on to their lead d'fhan siad chun cinnI held on to win choinnigh mé orm go dtí gur bhuaigh mé 7 (v + adv) survive, continue dealing with sth INTRANSITIVEI can't hold on much longer ní féidir liom coinneáil ag imeacht i bhfad eile, ní sheasfaidh mé i bhfad eileher mother held on until the wedding was over d'fhan a máthair go raibh an bhainis thart, mhair a máthair go raibh an bhainis thartthe enemy can't hold on much longer ní sheasfaidh an namhaid i bhfad eile, ní fada eile go mbeidh deireadh déanta ag an namhaid, is gearr go mbeidh an namhaid cloíte → see hold