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holds onto

holds onto is the third-person singular simple present indicative of hold onto.

Meaning of hold onto

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To manage to keep something.
    • Desperate to hold onto power, Pervez Musharraf has discarded Pakistan's constitutional framework and declared a state of emergency.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hold, onto.

Questions about holds onto

What is holds onto the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Holds onto is the third-person singular simple present indicative of hold onto.

Words near holds onto in the dictionary

  1. holds one's pee
  2. holds one's piss
  3. holds one's tongue
  4. holds one's water
  5. holds oneself together
  6. holds onto
  7. holds out
  8. holds over
  9. holds over someone's head
  10. holds ransom
  11. holds short

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