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I'm choosy to a fault. You want to hold out for a project that means something. You're the one who's there working fifteen hours a day, and if you don't believe in it, it can feel a whole lot longer.
Lizzy Caplan

Meaning of "hold out for" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HOLD OUT FOR

hold out for play
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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HOLD OUT FOR

hold off
hold on
hold on like grim death
hold one´s breath
hold one´s hand
hold one´s head high
hold one´s horses
hold one´s own
hold one´s peace
hold one´s tongue
hold out
hold out on
hold over
hold someone´s hand
hold sway
hold the field
hold the fort
hold the line
hold to ransom
hold together

WORDS THAT END LIKE HOLD OUT FOR

account for
as for
ask for
be all for
be in the market for
budget for
but for
except for
give a person what for
go for
go in for
have no time for
have no use for
in line for
short for
so much for
stand up for
stick out for
up for
what for

Synonyms and antonyms of hold out for in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «hold out for» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HOLD OUT FOR

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

Translator English - Chinese

持币观望为
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

esperar por
570 millions of speakers

English

hold out for
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

के लिए बाहर पकड़
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الصمود ل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

продержаться
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

resistir por
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জন্য রাখা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tenir pour
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tahan untuk
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

halten für
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

持ちこたえる
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

밖으로 개최
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Terus metu kanggo
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tổ chức ra cho
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வெளியே பிடி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

साठी बाहेर धरा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Için tutun
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

resistere per
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wytrzymać
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

протриматися
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

rezista pentru
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κρατήστε πατημένο για
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

uit te hou vir
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Håll utkik efter
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

holde ut for
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hold out for

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HOLD OUT FOR»

The term «hold out for» is regularly used and occupies the 64.584 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HOLD OUT FOR» OVER TIME

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

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5 QUOTES WITH «HOLD OUT FOR»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word hold out for.
1
Lizzy Caplan
I'm choosy to a fault. You want to hold out for a project that means something. You're the one who's there working fifteen hours a day, and if you don't believe in it, it can feel a whole lot longer.
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Phil Foglio
If we had to go live action, I'd hold out for Tim Burton to direct.
3
Louise Jameson
It definitely puts a strain on family life - I miss them like mad. Being a working mother I've been juggling house and career from day one. I want to hold out for telly for the second half of the year.
4
Alice Lowe
I don't have kids, a mortgage, or a car. That has let me hold out for the jobs I want to do, and to sit in a cold room in the winter with fingerless gloves, writing.
5
Eddie Trunk
I still love physical product. I still hold out for actual CDs, because in radio, everyone just wants to send you a file to play.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HOLD OUT FOR»

Discover the use of hold out for in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hold out for and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
... for a particular period of time. hold sth out to offer a possibility, solution, hope, etc: Few people hold out any hope of finding more survivors. hold out for sth to wait until you get what you want: The workers are holding out for a 10% pay rise.
‎2008
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Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary Paperback with CD-ROM
2 If something holds out, it continues to be useful or enough: The sensors are designed to work as long as their batteries hold out. • hold out for something to continue to demand something, although you have been told you cannot have it o ...
Cambridge University Press, 2008
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Remember the Roses: How to Hold Out, Hang On, and Marry the ...
Enter Remember the Roses -- a go-to-guide for the woman longing for true love and needing hope ‘til it arrives. Based on a dream of a road lined with roses, Lynette Lewis shares her real-life story of waiting until 42 to marry.
Lynette Lewis, 2012
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English-Albanian Dictionary of Idioms
3. del, vazhdon □ We can stay here for as long as our supplies of food and water hold out. hold out for sth vonqj arritjen e mar- reveshjes (me qellim perfitimi) □ Having won the first round, the unions are likely to hold out for more than their ...
Ilo Stefanllari, 2000
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The Ultimate Phrasal Verb Book
There are still a few holdouts who don't have credit cards. 4. hold out (for) p.v. When you hold out or hold out for something, you refuse to compromise in a negotiation and accept anything less than your original demands. The basketball player ...
Carl W. Hart, 2009
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The London encyclopaedia: or, Universal dictionary of ...
Tillotson, By an extremely exact regimen a consumptive person may hold out for years, if the symptoms are not violent. Arbuthnot. To hold out. Not to yield ; not to be subdued. The great master went with his company to a place where the ...
Thomas Curtis, 1829
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Chambers Universal Learners' Dictionary
5 vi (with for) to continue to demand or fight for (something) : The management offered the workers a rise of eight per cent, but the unions said they would hold out for fifteen per cent. hold out on vt fus (in/) to keep back money, information etc  ...
8
Idioms and Phrases
Hold out Maintain resistance; not give way The stocky, brave goal keeper could not hold out for an hour against the repeated attacks by the rival forwards. Hold out a carrot to one Entice by offering an advantage The lawyer who had a large ...
Prof. V.N. Sadasiva Rau, Sura College of Competition, 2004
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The London encyclopaedia: or Universal dictionary of ...
By an extremely exact regimen a consumptive person may hold out for years, if the symptoms are not violent. Arbuthnot. To hold out. Not to yield ; not to be sub" dued. The great master went with his company to a place where the Spaniards, ...
‎1829
10
Rajpal Dictionary Of English Idioms & Phrases
The rebels would hold out for at least two years * He holds out no promise of future prospects * Science may hold out some prospect for feeding the hungry * One cannot tell how long our food supplies will hold out Hold out on: Refuse to deal ...
Shori, A K, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HOLD OUT FOR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hold out for is used in the context of the following news items.
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Bayern Munich line up Arturo Vidal as replacement for …
However, negotiations are said to have hit a road block as Juventus hold out for a fee closer to £32m. Arturo Vidal GETTY. Arturo Vidal has long ... «Express.co.uk, Jul 15»
2
Dez Bryant contract should trigger talks for Julio Jones, Falcons …
Jones vowed not to hold out for a new contract, so we'll see how his scenario unfolds. He is leaving everything in the hands of agent Jimmy ... «ESPN, Jul 15»
3
Dez Bryant contract should trigger talks for Julio Jones, Atlanta …
Jones vowed not to hold out for a new contract, so we'll see how his scenario unfolds. He is leaving everything in the hands of agent Jimmy ... «ESPN, Jul 15»
4
The Iran deal is historic. And only Obama could have gotten it. - Vox
It's what kept the Cuba embargo in place for so long — the insistence that the US should hold out for ending communism eventually and refuse ... «Vox, Jul 15»
5
PSG poised to bid £45m for di Maria, Football News & Top Stories …
United are likely to hold out for closer to the British-record £59.7 million fee that they paid Real Madrid for the player last summer, should ... «The Straits Times, Jul 15»
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Why you should never buy an iPod ever again - Cult of Mac
Plus if you don't want to hold out for Apple Music, you can always sign up for Google Music or Spotify for the same price, both of which already ... «Cult of Mac, Jul 15»
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"I would give it an A": Why nuclear experts love the Iran deal - Vox
Every time we tried to hold out for a better deal, and every time we got in the position of a worse deal. So, compared to where they started, and ... «Vox, Jul 15»
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Manchester United transfer news: Red Devils 'make €45million …
Manchester United 'make €45m Sergio Ramos bid while Real Madrid hold out for DOUBLE that amount'. Lee Thomas-Mason for ... «Metro, Jul 15»
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Arsenal transfer news: broken leg puts Carvalho deal in doubt | The …
... offer for the defender but Roma are "unwilling to listen to offers below their €30m valuation" and will hold out for a bid that matches that figure. «The Week UK, Jul 15»
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Dez Bryant Confirms Intention to Hold out Without New Cowboys …
On Wednesday the Cowboys receiver will have no choice but to make his decision, to sign and play or continue to hold out for a long-term deal, ... «The Bell Jar, Jul 15»

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