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hold it together

hold it together verb: synonym of cope: to remain calm in adversity, to successfully manage one's difficulties.

Verb

hold it together (third-person singular simple present holds it together, present participle holding it together, simple past and past participle held it together)

  1. (idiomatic) Synonym of cope: to remain calm in adversity, to successfully manage one's difficulties.
    Synonyms:
    cope

Synonyms of hold it together

Forms of hold it together

third-person singular presentholds it together
present participleholding it together
past participleheld it together
pastheld it together

Origin of hold it together

Variant of hold together.

Questions about hold it together

What does hold it together mean?
Hold it together means synonym of cope: to remain calm in adversity, to successfully manage one's difficulties.
What part of speech is hold it together?
Hold it together is a verb.
What is the past tense of hold it together?
The past tense of hold it together is held it together.

Words near hold it together in the dictionary

  1. hold in derision
  2. hold in hand
  3. hold it
  4. hold it down
  5. hold it in
  6. hold it together
  7. hold luggage
  8. hold my beer
  9. hold my milk
  10. hold off
  11. hold on

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