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ahold

a·hold
A a

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [uh-hohld]
    • /əˈhoʊld/
    • /əˈhəʊld/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uh-hohld]
    • /əˈhoʊld/

Definitions of ahold word

  • noun ahold a hold 3
  • noun ahold Informal. a hold or grasp (often followed by of): He took ahold of my arm. Grab ahold! 1
  • adverb ahold Nautical Archaic. close to the wind and on a single tack: to keep a vessel ahold. 1
  • idioms ahold get ahold of, Informal. hold1 (def 52). 1
  • noun ahold (obsolete, nautical) To bring a ship to lie as near to the windward as it can to get out to sea. 1
  • noun ahold A hold, grip, grasp. 0

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Origin of ahold

First appearance:

before 1600
One of the 39% oldest English words
1600-10; a-1 + hold1 (noun)

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Ahold

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

ahold popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

ahold usage trend in Literature

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