Hold on humaanisha kusubiri au kushikilia kitu kwa nguvu. Kuomba mtu asubiri katika mazungumzo au simu, sema Hold on a second. Kwa maana ya kushikilia, hold on kwa kawaida hufuatwa na to na kitu unachoshikilia: hold on to the rail.
Unataka kutumia hold on katika mazungumzo?
Tunga sentensi; tutaonyesha makosa na kupendekeza namna ya kusema inayofaa zaidi.
Ukaguzi unachukua muda mrefu kuliko kawaida. Maoni yataonekana hapa yenyewe.
hold on (a second/minute); hold on to + thing; hold on tight
- Hold on a minute, I'll check if the manager is free.
- The bus stopped suddenly, and I had to hold on to the rail.
- Hold on, you said the train leaves at six, not seven?
Kilichobadilika
Toleo la kwanzaThe floor was wet, so I held on for the handrail.
Baada ya marekebishoThe floor was wet, so I held on to the handrail.
For inaweza kuonekana kuwa chaguo linalowezekana, lakini unaposhikilia kitu kwa nguvu, hold on hufuatwa na to: held on to the handrail.
Hold on to pia inaweza kumaanisha kutunza kitu na kutokitupa: Hold on to your receipt in case you need a refund. Hold on fupi katikati ya mabishano inaweza kumaanisha “Subiri, kuna jambo lisilo sawa hapa”: Hold on, this bill is wrong.
Zamu yako
The boat was rocking, so the children ___ the sides with both hands.
Onyesha jibu
held on to — Watoto walikuwa wanashikilia kingo za mashua, na maana hiyo inahitaji hold on to. Katika held on for, kihusishi si sahihi kwa maana ya kushikilia: unahitaji to.
Fikiria mtu amekupigia simu wakati usiofaa. Andika utakachosema: mwombe asubiri na ueleze unachofanya wakati huo.
Hold on a second, I'm just getting off the bus, and then I'll find the file.
Jifunze kutumia maneno mapya kwa usahihi
Tunga sentensi kwa maneno unayojifunza. LetsWords inaonyesha makosa ya matumizi na sarufi, inapendekeza marekebisho na kuyaeleza kwa lugha yako ya mama; kurudia kunasaidia kukumbuka maneno.