Get Hold Of (Verb)
Meaning 1
Be in or establish communication with; "Our advertisements reach millions"; "He never contacted his children after he emigrated to Australia".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- We managed to get hold of the manager after waiting for 20 minutes and explained our concerns about the delay.
- After the natural disaster, it took us days to get hold of our families and confirm their safety.
- Police had a hard time trying to get hold of the suspect as he kept changing his phone numbers and locations.
- The advertisement on the highway helped them get hold of millions of potential customers in a single month.
- She had not been able to get hold of her estranged father since the argument 20 years ago.
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Meaning 2
Affect; "Fear seized the prisoners"; "The patient was seized with unbearable pains"; "He was seized with a dreadful disease".
Classification
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.
Examples
- The man was unable to cope as worry got hold of him in the days leading up to his wedding.
- Depression had got hold of her, and she couldn't escape its dark clutches.
- Grief got hold of them as they received news of the loss of their loved one.
- The storm got hold of the town, leaving destruction in its wake.
- Anxiety had got hold of him in the quiet moments before the performance.
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Meaning 3
Get into one's hands, take physically; "Take a cookie!"; "Can you take this bag, please".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- Can you help me get hold of the newspaper from the table.
- I'll get hold of some tickets for the concert tonight.
- Could you please get hold of that pen for me.
- I'll get hold of the gift and give it to her on her birthday.
- Can you get hold of the phone and answer it for me.