hold tight

hold tight

H h

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [hohld tahyt]
- /hoʊld taɪt/
- /həʊld taɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hohld tahyt]
- /hoʊld taɪt/

Definitions of hold tight words

transitive verb+adverb hold tight grasp firmly 1
transitive verb+adverb hold tight hug 1
intransitive verb+adverb hold tight persist, wait 1
intransitive verb+adverb hold tight brace yourself 1
intransitive verb+adverb hold tight prepare yourself 1
phrase hold tight If you hold tight, you put your hand round or against something in order to prevent yourself from falling over. A bus driver might say 'Hold tight!' to you if you are standing on a bus when it is about to move. 0

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Parts of speech for Hold tight

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Hold tight

hold tight popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% 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".

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