get hold of
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get hold of
verb gets hold of · getting hold of · got hold of · gotten hold of · get a hold of
- To obtain. However, a Carlisle newspaper got hold of the story, and at the half-yearly meeting of the Caledonian Railway Company, held on March 17, 1863, a shareholder, Mr. Meiklem, questioned the Chairman, Lt.-Col. Salkeld, regarding a "Chase of Engines," described in the newspaper article. The Chairman admit
- To pick up or grab. I: Now get hold of that map.
- To contact (a person). Get hold of John and tell him the meeting's been canceled.
- To control or stabilize (oneself). Get hold of yourself!
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verb to contact
| Deutsch | erreichen |
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verb to control or stabilize oneself
| Deutsch | sich zusammenreißen |
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Talk about this word "get hold of." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/get%20hold%20of. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. get hold of. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/get%20hold%20of "get hold of." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/get%20hold%20of.
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@misc{get_hold_of_2026,
title = {get hold of},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/get%20hold%20of},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
