Free TranslationFree Translation
Synonyms, antonyms, pronunciation

  Home
English Dictionary      examples: 'day', 'get rid of', 'New York Bay'




Hold firm   /hoʊld fərm/   Listen
Hold firm

verb
1.
Refuse to abandon one's opinion or belief.  Synonyms: stand fast, stand firm, stand pat.






WordNet 3.0 © 2010 Princeton University








Advanced search
     Find words:
Starting with
Ending with
Containing
Matching a pattern  

Synonyms
Antonyms
Quotes
Words linked to  

only single words



Share |





"Hold firm" Quotes from Famous Books



... youth, "I'm going to take you where I said I would, if I have to carry you there in three pieces. Here—wait—I'd better tote you on my back. Put your arms around my neck. Now give me your legs. That's it. Now, hold firm; one false step ...
— John March, Southerner • George W. Cable

... me, brother? ELD. BRO. Yes, and keep it still; Lean on it safely; not a period Shall be unsaid for me. Against the threats Of malice or of sorcery, or that power Which erring men call Chance, this I hold firm: Virtue may be assailed, but never hurt, Surprised by unjust force, but not enthralled; Yea, even that which Mischief meant most harm Shall in the happy trial prove most glory. But evil on itself shall back recoil, And mix no ...
— L'Allegro, Il Penseroso, Comus, and Lycidas • John Milton



Words linked to "Hold firm" :   hunker down, insist, take a firm stand



Copyright © 2024 e-Free Translation.com