hold
part of speech
verb (hold, holds, held, holding); noun (a hold)
meaning for a pupil
1) To hold is to have something in your hand or arms: hold my hand. tree →
2) To hold is to have room for, to contain: the jar holds 10 sweets. tree →
3) To hold is to keep in a place or state: hold still, hold on. tree →
4) To hold a party or a meeting is to have it. tree →
5) A hold is a grip. tree →
6) The hold is the large space deep inside a ship where cargo is stored. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: "Hold your peace" means keep quiet; "pangs take hold" means seize. It can also mean to grip tightly, as in "hold fast deceit", meaning to cling to lies. Interpretation: At the sea Moses tells Israel to be still because God will fight for them. Tradition sees this as trust in God. Jeremiah's "hold fast deceit" is read as a people clinging to false ways and refusing to repent. In the primary lessons: how many things one container or pack contains («A pack holds 3 cards» = size of one group; multiply by the number of packs); with a total given, «how many … needed» = divide by what one holds; in safety «hold hands when you cross», «hold the rail»; in everyday life «hold on» (wait), «hold your breath»
examples
- The LORD will fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.' (Torah EXO.14.14, JPS 1917) tree →
- For if thou refuse to let them go, and wilt hold them still, (Torah EXO.9.2, JPS 1917) tree →
- The peoples have heard, they tremble; pangs have taken hold on the inhabitants of Philistia. (Torah EXO.15.14, JPS 1917) tree →
- They hold fast deceit, they refuse to return. (Prophets JER.8.5, JPS 1917) tree →
- But he was as one that held his peace. (Prophets 1SA.10.27, JPS 1917) tree →
- For then would I hold my peace and die. (Writings JOB.13.19, JPS 1917) tree →
- Mia buys 8 packs of cards. A pack holds 3 cards. How many cards does Mia buy? tree →
- A jar holds 10 sweets. tree →
- Each tray holds 6 cupcakes. How many trays are needed for 24 cupcakes? tree →
- Hold my hand when we cross the road. tree →
- Can you hold the baby for a minute? tree →
- Hold on, I'm coming! tree →
- The school will hold a concert in the hall. tree →
- This bottle holds one litre of water. tree →
- There was powder in the hold. tree →
note
«a pack holds N» gives the size of one equal group: multiply by the number of packs. Trap: with a total given and «how many … needed», divide by the size. Past form «held», not «holded».
In the corpora
- Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him fast by thy hand; for I will make him a great nation.'
- And the man looked stedfastly on her; holding his peace, to know whether the LORD had made his journey prosperous or not.
- And after that came forth his brother, and his hand had hold on Esau's heel; and his name was called Jacob.
- For if thou refuse to let them go, and wilt hold them still,
- The LORD will fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.'
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «hold» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.