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I've travelled around the UK a lot recently and have discovered that I really like trains. If you're in the quiet carriage, nobody can get hold of you and you can relax.
Honor Blackman

Meaning of "get hold of" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GET HOLD OF

get hold of play
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WHAT DOES GET HOLD OF MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of get hold of in the English dictionary

The definition of get hold of in the dictionary is to obtain. Other definition of get hold of is to come into contact with.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GET HOLD OF

get away
get away with
get away with murder
get back
get by
get cracking
get down
get down on something
get even
get even with
get ideas
get in
get in on the act
get in on the ground floor
get in someone´s hair
get in under the wire
get in with
get into
get it
get it in the neck

WORDS THAT END LIKE GET HOLD OF

a load of
ahead of
clap hold of
get a load of
get any good of
get rid of
in aid of
in the neighbourhood of
instead of
kind of
lay hold of
put one in mind of
sam hold of
streets ahead of
think the world of
to windward of
unheard of

Synonyms and antonyms of get hold of in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «get hold of» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GET HOLD OF

Find out the translation of get hold of to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of get hold of from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «get hold of» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

弄个
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

apoderarse de
570 millions of speakers

English

get hold of
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पर काबू पाने के
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الحصول على عقد من
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

разжиться
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

se apossar de
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ধরুন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

mettre la main sur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dapatkan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

habhaft
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

手に入れる
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

잡아
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Njaluk ditahan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

có được giữ của
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பற்றிக்கொள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

धरून राहा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ele geçirmek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

entrare in possesso di
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zdobyć
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

розжитися
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

face rost de
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πάρουν στα χέρια τους
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

beetkry
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

få tag på
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

få tak i
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of get hold of

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GET HOLD OF»

The term «get hold of» is very widely used and occupies the 4.162 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GET HOLD OF» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about get hold of

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10 QUOTES WITH «GET HOLD OF»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word get hold of.
1
Honor Blackman
I've travelled around the UK a lot recently and have discovered that I really like trains. If you're in the quiet carriage, nobody can get hold of you and you can relax.
2
Frank Chodorov
When people say 'let's do something about it', they mean 'let's get hold of the political machinery so that we can do something to somebody else.' And that somebody is invariably you.
3
Cy Coleman
I'm trying to get hold of them... the trouble is a lot of the companies that recorded and produced the albums went bust, so I don't know where to get the masters.
4
Aleister Crowley
I was not content to believe in a personal devil and serve him, in the ordinary sense of the word. I wanted to get hold of him personally and become his chief of staff.
5
Noel Gallagher
Anything that's of any use, famous people get hold of it and take it for themselves and it gets a bad rap.
6
James J. Hill
If you review the commercial history, you will discover anyone who controls oriental trade will get hold of global wealth.
7
Gordon B. Hinckley
People are looking for stability in a shaky world. They want something they can get hold of that's firm and sure and an anchor in the midst of all of this instability in which they're living.
8
Christine Keeler
Men, all men, were always trying to get hold of me, you know.
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Stanley Kubrick
Perhaps it sounds ridiculous, but the best thing that young filmmakers should do is to get hold of a camera and some film and make a movie of any kind at all.
10
Vidal Sassoon
If you get hold of a head of hair on somebody you've never seen before, cut beautiful shapes, cut beautiful architectural angles and she walks out looking so different - I think that's masterful.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GET HOLD OF»

Discover the use of get hold of in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to get hold of and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Cambridge Dictionary of American Idioms
Related vocabulary live it up at LIVE origin: based on the idea that better quality meat is found on the upper parts of a hog (= pig) hold get hold of sb to communicate with someone; = get ahold of sb ♢ He said he planned to call Mom this week, ...
Paul Heacock, 2003
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A Collection of Confusible Phrases
... him back from the edge just in time. 2. locate a person; secure smb.'s presence: There had been considerable difficulty in getting hold of a key witness. 3. reach smb. on the telephone: l was able to get hold of the factory and cancel the order.
Yuri Dolgopolov, 2004
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Washing the Brain: Metaphor and Hidden Ideology
Lexis for the conceptual metaphor theme understand is hold/grasp LEXIS MEANING EXAMPLE get hold of get a grip on/ ... on have at your fingertips get hold of the wrong end of the stick grope grasp understand understand correctly, begin to ...
Andrew Goatly, 2007
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The Greek Magical Papyri in Translation, Including the ...
PGM LXXXIX. 1-27 *"I, Abrasax, shall deliver. Abrasax am I! ABRASAX ABRASICHOOU, help little / 5 Sophia-Priskilla. Get hold of and do away with what comes to little Sophia- 10 / Priskilla, whether it is a shivering fit — get hold of it! Whether ...
Hans Dieter Betz, 1996
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Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary Paperback with CD-ROM
get your goat to make you annoyed or angry o When I park in her space, it really gets her goat. • get hold of someone, get ahold of someone to communicate with someone, esp. by telephone o / haven't talked to her in years, so I wouldn't know  ...
Cambridge University Press, 2008
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Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Polish with CD-ROM: ...
D chwyt 2 catch/grab/take, etc hold of sth/sb Q to start holding something or someone: He tried to escape, but I grabbed hold of his jacket. D zlapac' cos/ kogos', chwycic cos/kogos' 3 get hold of 5th] sb Q to obtain something, or to manage to ...
Cambridge University Press, 2011
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Raising Expectations (and Raising Hell): My Decade Fighting ...
In this engrossing and funny narrative—that reflects thepersonality of its charismatic, wisecracking author—McAlevey tells the story ofa number of dramatic organizing and contract victories, and the unconventionalstrategies that helped ...
Jane McAlevey, Bob Ostertag, 2012
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Grab Hold of the Wind
... to Newt, we are going to get hold of his younger brother. B.B.: That's playing it too close, man. That cat will come in here and really tear this place apart with us in it if you mess with his kid brother. DALE: Oh no, not the way I have it planned.
Emory B. Tinley, 2009
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Essays on Aristotle's Rhetoric
For this is the function of metaphor, to instruct by suddenly combining elements that have not been put together before: We all naturally find it agreeable to get hold of new ideas easily: words express ideas, and therefore those words are the  ...
Amélie Rorty, 1996
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Reports from Committees
But were the Letithamites trying to get hold of him r — I know I was trying to fict hold of him myself, and I was a Leathamite. 3663. Was there any other Leathamite trying to get hold of him besides you ? — No, I did not know any party that was ...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1859

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GET HOLD OF»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term get hold of is used in the context of the following news items.
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Computing at the speed of light
In attempting to intercept a message, a third party would only get hold of a handful of letters, and the message on the receiver's end would be ... «Imperial Valley News, Jul 15»
2
Brain Game: Djokovic's Winning Game Plan Against Federer
I felt that eventually Novak would get hold of Roger's serve, get him into baseline rallies, take advantage of his younger legs, and that was the ... «ATP World Tour, Jul 15»
3
Wimbledon 2016 tickets: how to get on next year's ballot
The public ballot is the best way to get hold of a ticket, although some are also made available online, on the door and, if you have the right ... «The Week UK, Jul 15»
4
Teen's cab ride horror after a night out
“We are trying to get hold of the CCTV footage and get the guys. She was wearing a bright red jacket so she should be easy to spot on the ... «Independent Online, Jul 15»
5
The Outcast, episode 1, review: 'relentlessly emotional and heart …
Rather than shedding a tear at Lewis's plight, I wanted to get hold of the producers and beat them about the head for allowing this to be so ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
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Greece debt crisis: Can new technology ease cash-flow issues?
Businesses and their customers are struggling to get hold of the money they need. But some entrepreneurs finding ways of using technology to ... «BBC News, Jul 15»
7
Radio enthusiasts 'ham' it up at fairgrounds
Steve declined to give his hometown, noting people can get hold of him with just his "handle." The event was also a chance for beginners to ... «New Jersey Herald, Jul 15»
8
The search for George McGonagle: Quest for bobblehead leads …
“They're even rarer when little kids get hold of them and they're broken by the second inning,” McLeod said. McLeod hopes to one day donate ... «Bluefield Daily Telegraph, Jul 15»
9
Sealing the 'buy-in'
In its many versions, it is a form of remuneration in exchange for something concrete or the occasion to get hold of something tangible by acting ... «Philippine Star, Jul 15»
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Big upsets in tennis are on the wane — unless you're Rafael Nadal
Rafael Nadal might want to get hold of Mario Balotelli's T-shirt that says “Why always me?”. His recent Wimbledon results have a familiar ... «Financial Times, Jul 15»

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