Have and Hold

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Have

Have verb - To keep, control, or experience as one's own.

Usage example: my uncle has a sizable collection of black powder rifles

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Hold is a synonym for have in keep topic. In some cases you can use "Hold" instead a verb "Have", when it comes to topics like organize, own, activity, action. popular alternative

Hold

Hold verb - To continue to have in one's possession or power.

Usage example: she, and she alone, held the keys to the mysterious chest

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Have is a synonym for hold in keep topic. You can use "Have" instead a verb "Hold", if it concerns topics such as conduct, occupy, possess, give. popular alternative

Nearby Words: holding, holder, holdback

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Common collocations

power	have power	hold power
people	have people	hold people
kind	have kind	hold kind
amount	have amount	hold amount
Other words: number, time, way, conversation, nothing, weapon, feelings, weapons.

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