hold out
hold
hoƊld
howld
out
aƊt
awt
/hˈəʊld ˈaʊt/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "hold out"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

to hold out
[phrase form: hold]
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āĻĒā§āϰāϏāĻžāϰāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻžāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to extend one's hand or an object toward someone, often to give or offer something to them
Transitive: to hold out one's hand or an object
to hold out definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The child held out a bouquet of flowers to her mother as a surprise.
āĻļāĻŋāĻļ⧁āϟāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŽāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āφāĻļā§āϚāĻ°ā§āϝ āĻšāĻŋāϏāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻĢ⧁āϞ⧇āϰ āϤ⧋āĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āϟāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻž, āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϰ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻž

to survive no matter how dangerous or threatening the circumstances are
Intransitive
to hold out definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The small town held out against the floodwaters, thanks to community efforts.
āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻšā§‡āĻˇā§āϟāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϧāĻ¨ā§āϝāĻŦāĻžāĻĻ, āϛ⧋āϟ āĻļāĻšāϰ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϝāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻŋāϰ⧁āĻĻā§āϧ⧇ āϟāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āϟāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻž, āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāĻžāĻĒā§āϤ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to remain sufficient over a period of time
Intransitive: to hold out | to hold out sometime
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Our supplies need to hold out until the rescue team arrives.
āωāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāϰāĻ•āĻžāϰ⧀ āĻĻāϞ āφāϏāĻž āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ¨ā§āϤ āφāĻŽāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āϏāϰāĻŦāϰāĻžāĻš āϟāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻž āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§‹āϜāύāĨ¤
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āϧāϰ⧇ āϰāĻžāĻ–āĻž, āĻ…āĻĒ⧇āĻ•ā§āώāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž

to wait or withhold something, often with the intention of negotiation or resistance
Intransitive: to hold out | to hold out for sth | to hold out on sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The company is holding out on releasing the new product until market conditions improve.
āϕ⧋āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāϜāĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āĻ…āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāϰ āωāĻ¨ā§āύāϤāĻŋ āύāĻž āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ¨ā§āϤ āύāϤ⧁āύ āĻĒāĻŖā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻžāĻļ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻ…āύāĻŋāĻšā§āϛ⧁āĻ•āĨ¤
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āϏāĻ‚āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĒāĻžāĻļ⧇ āϰāĻžāĻ–āĻž

to reserve something for later use or consideration
Transitive: to hold out a resource
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He held out a part of the food to enjoy as a snack later.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻĒāϰ⧇ āύāĻžāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻž āĻšāĻŋāϏāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āωāĻĒāĻ­ā§‹āĻ— āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ–āĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļ āϰ⧇āϖ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻžāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āφāĻļāĻž āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to present an opportunity, hope, or potential for something positive or desired to occur
Transitive: to hold out a chance or opportunity
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The company 's innovative technology holds out the possibility of a brighter future.
āϕ⧋āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋāϰ āωāĻĻā§āĻ­āĻžāĻŦāύ⧀ āĻĒā§āϰāϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āωāĻœā§āĻœā§āĻŦāϞ āĻ­āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇā§āϝāϤ⧇āϰ āϏāĻŽā§āĻ­āĻžāĻŦāύāĻž āωāĻĒāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
07

āφāĻļāĻž āĻŦāϜāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϰāĻžāĻ–āĻž, āφāĻļāĻž āύāĻž āĻ›āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž

to maintain a feeling of hope or optimism in a situation, often with caution or skepticism
Transitive: to hold out hope or optimism
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
After the recent setbacks, they are still holding out optimism for a successful project.
āϏāĻžāĻŽā§āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻ• āĻŦā§āϝāĻ°ā§āĻĨāϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰ⧇āĻ“, āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϏāĻĢāϞ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āφāĻļāĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āϧāϰ⧇ āϰ⧇āϖ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
08

āϞ⧁āĻ•āĻžāύ⧋, āφāϟāĻ•āĻžāύ⧋

to withhold something, such as information or resources
Transitive: to hold out information or resources | to hold out on sb
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The company manager was accused of holding out vital information from the team.
āϕ⧋āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋāϰ āĻŽā§āϝāĻžāύ⧇āϜāĻžāϰāϕ⧇ āĻĻāϞ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āϗ⧁āϰ⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āϤāĻĨā§āϝ āĻ—ā§‹āĻĒāύ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāϝ⧋āĻ— āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
09

āϟāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻž, āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧā§€ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to continue to operate or function
Intransitive: to hold out | to hold out sometime
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Despite the wear and tear, they hoped the old car battery would hold out a little longer.
āĻ•ā§āώāϝāĻŧāĻ•ā§āώāϤāĻŋ āϏāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ⧇āĻ“, āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āφāĻļāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ āϝ⧇ āĻĒ⧁āϰāĻžāύ⧋ āĻ—āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϟāĻžāϰāĻŋ āφāϰāĻ“ āĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁āĻ•ā§āώāĻŖ āϟāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻŦ⧇āĨ¤
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