Hold on to
Take and hold on to are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Take" instead a verb "Hold on to".
Take
Take verb - To reach for and take hold of by embracing with the fingers or arms.
Usage example: take my hand, or we'll get separated in this crowd
Hold on to and take are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hold on to" instead a verb "Take".
Both terms in one sentence
- Later books take place more-or-less entirely in The Unmasqued World, even though the FIB try so hard to hold on to at least some secrets for another four, until the heroes take them over, too.
Source: The Unmasqued World - Hunter: You can all go like lambs to the slaughter, but I'll hold on to what life I've got with teeth and claws, and I'll take more than a few of your Homo Novus with me to Hell!!
Source: Badass Boast / Video Games - In other words, all those "sexy" lyrics tell the story of a Jewish couple struggling to hold on to their love life before Nazis show up and take them away to concentration camps.
Source: Misaimed Fandom / Music
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Take and Hold on to. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/hold_on_to/take
Hold on to & Take. N.p., 2016. Web. 02 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/hold_on_to/take>.
Take or Hold on to. 2016. Accessed August 02, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/hold_on_to/take.
