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    v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To grasp, carry, or support with the hands.
    Please hold my bag for a moment.
    v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To organize or conduct an event or meeting.
    The company will hold a conference next month.
    v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To have the capacity to contain something.
    This bottle can hold two liters of water.
    v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To maintain a position or condition.
    The soldiers managed to hold their position against the enemy.
    v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To believe or consider something to be true.
    I hold the opinion that education is very important.
    v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To restrain or keep someone or something in a certain place.
    Please hold the dog; it might run away.

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    • Just try to hold the camera still.

      Just try to hold the camera still.

    • - Just try to hold the camera still.

      - Just try to hold the camera still.

    A2

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    • We're going to enforce the trade deals we have, and we're going to hold people accountable.

      We're going to enforce the trade deals we have, and we're going to hold people accountable.

    • GOING TO HOLD THAT

      GOING TO HOLD THAT

    B1

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    07:57This Is How Huawei Shocked America With a Smartphone
    • You've tried to hold us back, but here we are.

      You've tried to hold us back, but here we are.

    • to say, “Hey, look, you've taken all of these steps, you've tried to hold us back,

      to say, “Hey, look, you've taken all of these steps, you've tried to hold us back,

    B1

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    • As mundane as that may sound, the invention being patented was for metal rivets designed to hold indigo denim waist overalls together, what we now know today as blue jeans.

      As mundane as that may sound, the invention being patented was for metal rivets designed to hold indigo denim waist overalls together, what we now know today as blue jeans.

    • metal rivets designed to hold indigo denim waist overalls together.

      metal rivets designed to hold indigo denim waist overalls together.

    B2

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    • -Now, you want to hold the sweet potato just here,

      -Now, you want to hold the sweet potato just here,

    • Now, you want to hold the sweet potato just here so they don't bite your fingers.

      Now, you want to hold the sweet potato just here so they don't bite your fingers.

    B1

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    • When in crisis, humans naturally desire to hold their breath.

      When in crisis, humans naturally desire to hold their breath.

    • humans naturally desire to hold their breath.

      humans naturally desire to hold their breath.

    B1

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    03:41This Much Will Kill You
    • However, in extreme cases, some free divers have been able to hold their breath for over 20 minutes.

      However, in extreme cases, some free divers have been able to hold their breath for over 20 minutes.

    B1

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    • If you're feeling faint, you can try to hold some beef jerky under your nose like smelling salts.

      If you're feeling faint, you can try to hold some beef jerky under your nose like smelling salts.

    B2

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    05:16Texas' Man Weave Master | Barbers Of The World | Insider
    • and so with this glue, when you lay it on there, it's going to hold on there tight.

      and so with this glue, when you lay it on there, it's going to hold on there tight.

    B1

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    09:41Why Food Commercials Cost Hundreds Of Thousands Of Dollars | Big Business | Business Insider
    • Denture cream to hold up ingredients.

      Denture cream to hold up ingredients.

    B1