Get Hold (Verb)
Meaning
Get something or somebody for a specific purpose; "I found this gadget that will serve as a bottle opener"; "I got hold of these tools to fix our plumbing"; "The chairman got hold of a secretary on Friday night to type the urgent letter".
Classification
Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
Examples
- She managed to get hold of a smartphone to stay in touch with her family while traveling abroad.
- The event organizer got hold of a famous motivational speaker to give a talk at the conference.
- They had to get hold of an interpreter to facilitate communication with the foreign investors.
- He was able to get hold of rare seeds to plant in his greenhouse for the experiment.
- The marketing team got hold of a social media influencer to promote their new product.