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hold over en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˌhold ˈo.vəɾ/ (Scotland)
  • [ˌhɔw(ɫ)d ˈɔw.və] (British, Southern, Standard)
  • [ˌhoɫd ˈo.vəɾ] (Scotland)
  • /ˌhoʊld ˈoʊ̯.vɚ/ (General-American)
  • /ˌhould ˈoː.və/ (Wales) without the toe–tow merger
  • audio Queensland
  • /ˌhɔwld ˈɔw.və/ (British, Southern, Standard)
  • [ˌhouɫd ˈoː.və] (Wales) without the toe–tow merger
  • /ˌhæd ˈaʊæː/ (Northumbria)
  • /ˌhəʊld ˈəʊ̯.və/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˌhəʉ̯ld ˈəʉ̯.və/ (Australia)
  • /ˌhoʊld ˈoʊ̯.vɚ/ (Canada)
  • [ˌhoːɫd ˈoːvɚ] (Canada)
  • /ˌhɐʉ̯ld ˈɐʉ̯.və/ (New-Zealand)
  • /ˌhaʊɫd ˈaʊæː/ (Northumbria)
  • [ˌhoəɫd ˈoʊ̯.vɚ] (General-American)
  • [hɒʊɫd ˈəʊ̯.və] (Received-Pronunciation)

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, misspelling) Misspelling of holdover.
    alt of holdover

hold over en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ˌhold ˈo.vəɾ/ (Scotland)
  • [ˌhɔw(ɫ)d ˈɔw.və] (British, Southern, Standard)
  • [ˌhoɫd ˈo.vəɾ] (Scotland)
  • /ˌhoʊld ˈoʊ̯.vɚ/ (General-American)
  • /ˌhould ˈoː.və/ (Wales) without the toe–tow merger
  • audio Queensland
  • /ˌhɔwld ˈɔw.və/ (British, Southern, Standard)
  • [ˌhouɫd ˈoː.və] (Wales) without the toe–tow merger
  • /ˌhæd ˈaʊæː/ (Northumbria)
  • /ˌhəʊld ˈəʊ̯.və/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˌhəʉ̯ld ˈəʉ̯.və/ (Australia)
  • /ˌhoʊld ˈoʊ̯.vɚ/ (Canada)
  • [ˌhoːɫd ˈoːvɚ] (Canada)
  • /ˌhɐʉ̯ld ˈɐʉ̯.və/ (New-Zealand)
  • /ˌhaʊɫd ˈaʊæː/ (Northumbria)
  • [ˌhoəɫd ˈoʊ̯.vɚ] (General-American)
  • [hɒʊɫd ˈəʊ̯.və] (Received-Pronunciation)

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic, sometimes, transitive) (Of a resource) To support or sustain someone for a limited period.
    • These crisps should hold me over until supper.
  2. (idiomatic, transitive) To save, delay.
    • We will have to hold over these files until tomorrow.
  3. (intransitive) To remain in office, possession, residency etc., beyond a certain date.
    • We should hold over this report until the new department lead comes in.
  4. (transitive) To be in a position to harm (someone); to have damaging information on (someone).
    • He's holding those allegations over my head.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
holds over Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
holding over Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
held over Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
held over Tense=Past lexicographic

Deriveds

holdover

Relateds

stopgap · hold over one's head

Synonyms

tide through (to sustain someone) · carry through (to sustain someone) · tide over (to sustain someone)