Phrasal VerbBriathra Frásacha1 (v + adv) hold sb to prevent them from falling etcintransitiveneamhaistreachgreim a choinneáil arcmugreim a choimeád arcmuI held on to himchoimeád mé greim airhold on to2 (v + adv) hold sth so as not to fall etcintransitiveneamhaistreachdo ghreim a choinneáildo ghreim a choimeádhe held onchoinnigh sé a ghreimI can't hold on any longerní féidir liom greim a choimeád níos faidehold on to3 (v + adv) waitintransitiveneamhaistreachfanverbcmufan ortPhrVcmufan bogVPcmuhold on and we'll answer your callfan agus freagróimid do ghlaochhold on for a whilefan go fóill, fan scaitheamh, fan tamallhold on a bit longerfan tamall eile4 (v + adv) telling sb to think about sthintransitiveneamhaistreachfan go fóillfoighne ortcmuhold on, don't do anything stupidfan go fóill, ná déan aon rud amaideachtransitiveaistreachhold on a minutefan nóiméad5 (v + adv) stop yourself urinatingintransitiveneamhaistreachhold on until we get to a toiletfan go dtiocfaimid go dtí leithreas, foighne ort go bhfaighimid leithreas6 (v + adv) keep tryingintransitiveneamhaistreachthey played poorly but held ond'imir siad go dona ach bhí an lá leothey were under siege but they held onbhí siad faoi léigear ach níor ghéill siadthey held on to their leadd'fhan siad chun cinnI held on to winchoinnigh mé orm go dtí gur bhuaigh mé7 (v + adv) survive, continue dealing with sthintransitiveneamhaistreachI can't hold on much longerní féidir liom coinneáil ag imeacht i bhfad eile, ní sheasfaidh mé i bhfad eileher mother held on until the wedding was overd'fhan a máthair go raibh an bhainis thart, mhair a máthair go raibh an bhainis thartthe enemy can't hold on much longerní sheasfaidh an namhaid i bhfad eile, ní fada eile go mbeidh deireadh déanta ag an namhaid, is gearr go mbeidh an namhaid cloíte→ hold
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