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hold the phone

hold the phone
H h

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hohld stressed th ee fohn]
    • /hoʊld stressed ði foʊn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hohld stressed th ee fohn]
    • /hoʊld stressed ði foʊn/

Definition of hold the phone words

  • verbal expression hold the phone not hang up 1

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Parts of speech for Hold the phone

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

hold the phone popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

Synonyms for hold the phone

verb hold the phone

  • sit tight — to rest with the body supported by the buttocks or thighs; be seated.
  • dwell — to live or stay as a permanent resident; reside.
  • reside — to apply new siding, as to a house.
  • await — If you await someone or something, you wait for them.
  • attend — If you attend a meeting or other event, you are present at it.

Antonyms for hold the phone

verb hold the phone

  • complete — You use complete to emphasize that something is as great in extent, degree, or amount as it possibly can be.
  • cease — If something ceases, it stops happening or existing.
  • hurry — to move, proceed, or act with haste (often followed by up): Hurry, or we'll be late. Hurry up, it's starting to rain.
  • go — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
  • leave — to go out of or away from, as a place: to leave the house.

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