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hold someone's hand

hold someone's hand verb: to grasp or hold a person's hand.

Verb

hold someone's hand (third-person singular simple present holds someone's hand, present participle holding someone's hand, simple past and past participle held someone's hand)

  1. (literally) To grasp or hold a person's hand.
  2. (idiomatic) To guide somebody through the basics or assist with excessively small details.
    • I'll give you advice on writing an article, but I won't hold your hand through the entire process.

Forms of hold someone's hand

third-person singular presentholds someone's hand
present participleholding someone's hand
past participleheld someone's hand
pastheld someone's hand

Questions about hold someone's hand

What does hold someone's hand mean?
Hold someone's hand means to grasp or hold a person's hand.
What part of speech is hold someone's hand?
Hold someone's hand is a verb.
What is the past tense of hold someone's hand?
The past tense of hold someone's hand is held someone's hand.

Words near hold someone's hand in the dictionary

  1. hold over someone's head
  2. hold ransom
  3. hold serve
  4. hold short
  5. hold someone's feet to the fire
  6. hold someone's hand
  7. hold space
  8. hold still
  9. hold sway
  10. hold tack
  11. hold that thought

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