Hold and Require

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Hold

Hold verb - To keep, control, or experience as one's own.
Usage example: the same family has held this piece of land for over 300 years
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Require is an antonym for hold.
Nearby Words: holding, holder, holdback

Require

Require verb - To have as a requirement.
Usage example: the toy requires four batteries, which are not included
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Hold is an antonym for require.
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Common collocations

attention hold attention require attention
power hold power require power
people hold people require people
kind hold kind require kind
Other words: amount, number, time, key, items, hands, weapons.

Both words in one sentence

  • Video Game / Far Cry 3 Holsters that hold more ammo and equipment require more skins from rarer animals, and more potent mixes require more leaves.
    Source: Video Game / Far Cry 3
  • Damn You, Muscle Memory Though cricket and baseball share some basic similarities on first sight, they each require some different skills, and everything from the way you hold the bat to how the ball is thrown is different.
    Source: Damn You, Muscle Memory
  • Damn You, Muscle Memory Related to this: some laptops don't require you to hold down Fn to do the stuff it would require—but it requires you to hold it to do the stuff it doesn't require.
    Source: Damn You, Muscle Memory
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