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Määritelmät
Verbit
- (transitive) To hold (something) out; to extend (something) forward.
- (idiomatic, often, with for) To wait, or refuse in hopes of getting something better (from a negotiation, etc.)
- (idiomatic) To survive, endure.
- (idiomatic, usually, with on) To withhold something.
- (transitive) To set something aside or save it for later.
Esimerkit
- I held out my hand, and the horrible, soft-spoken, eyeless creature gripped it in a moment like a vise. I was so much startled that I struggled to withdraw; but the blind man pulled me close up to him with a single action of his arm.
- I am holding out for more money.
- How long has he been holding out?
- How long can they hold out without water?
- Stevan Jovetic gave Montenegro hope when he unleashed a pile-driver but Wales held out for a much-needed win.
- You've got a key! Why have you been holding out on me?
- Pack the boxes, but hold out a few blue ones for later.
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