Hold over Meaning in English

expression

US

ˈhoʊɫd/ /ˈoʊvɝ

HOHLD OH-ver

UK

hˈəʊld/ /ˈəʊvɐ

HOHLD OH-vuh

التعريف

To delay something to a later time or to keep something or someone from a previous period.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Mainly used in business, meetings, and scheduling. Can also refer to keeping old policies, people, or things from a previous time. Formal or semi-formal. 'Hold over' as a noun can mean a person or thing carried into a new period.

• Spanish: posponer - retener - dejar pendiente
• Portuguese (BR): adiar - manter - prorrogar
• Portuguese (PT): adiar - manter - prorrogar
• Chinese (Simplified): 延期 - 保留
• Chinese (Traditional): 延期 - 保留
• Hindi: स्थगित करना - रोकना
• Arabic: تأجيل - إبقاء
• Bengali: পশ্চাতে ফেলা - আগের সময় থেকে রেখে দেওয়া
• Russian: откладывать - сохранять (из прошлого)
• Japanese: 延期する - 持ち越す
• Vietnamese: hoãn lại - giữ lại (từ trước)
• Korean: 연기하다 - 이전의 것을 유지하다
• Turkish: ertelemek - devralmak (önceki dönemden)
• Urdu: موخر کرنا - باقی رکھنا (پچھلے دور سے)
• Indonesian: menunda - mempertahankan (dari masa lalu)

جمل نموذجية

We need to hold over this decision until tomorrow.

basic

The meeting was held over because not everyone could attend.

basic

Some old laws were held over from the previous government.

basic

Let’s hold over that topic for next week’s meeting.

natural

There are always a few issues that get held over from year to year.

natural

"Can you finish the report today?" "No, I’ll have to hold it over until Monday."

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