"Hold on" is an expression used to ask someone to wait or pause briefly, often while the speaker attends to another task or retrieves information. For example, "Hold on a moment while I find your file" means to wait momentarily before proceeding.
Translations
espera even
wacht even
espera un moment
attendez un instant
warten Sie mal
Etymology
The phrase "hold on" originates from the literal sense of grasping or gripping something tightly. Over time, it evolved into an idiomatic expression meaning to wait or pause. Did you know? The phrase captures the idea of 'holding' your patience or attention, as if physically holding on to something.
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"Hold on" appears in the Vocaplus list "English - General - Idioms and Proverbs - (A1) - set 1", containing 104 commonly used expressions.
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