What is another word for get hold of?
Pronunciation:
[ ɡɛt hˈə͡ʊld ɒv], [ ɡɛt hˈəʊld ɒv], [ ɡ_ɛ_t h_ˈəʊ_l_d ɒ_v]
Related words: getting a hold of, get hold of somebody, how to get a hold of someone, get in touch with, find someone
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Synonyms for Get hold of:
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n.
• clutch • contact • get hold of -
v.
• acquire- access ,
- achieve ,
- attain ,
- bring in ,
- cop ,
- corral ,
- earn ,
- have ,
- hustle ,
- land ,
- promote ,
- rack up ,
- snag ,
- wangle .
- array ,
- cluster ,
- congregate ,
- congress ,
- convene ,
- converge ,
- convoke ,
- flock ,
- group ,
- heap ,
- hoard ,
- rally ,
- rendezvous ,
- round up ,
- stockpile .
- accept ,
- admit ,
- bear ,
- carry ,
- chalk up ,
- compass ,
- corner ,
- enjoy ,
- hold ,
- include ,
- keep ,
- occupy ,
- own ,
- take in .
- accomplish ,
- capture ,
- drum up ,
- effect ,
- fetch ,
- inherit ,
- invade ,
- lay up ,
- nab ,
- reap ,
- retrieve ,
- salvage ,
- score .
Other relevant words:
- Cinched ,
- Cinching ,
- Handing ,
- Having ,
- Spanned ,
- acquire ,
- beg borrow or steal ,
- buy out ,
- buy up ,
- buying up ,
- carry to ,
- collect ,
- come to ,
- continue to ,
- deal in ,
- dealing in ,
- deals in ,
- ensure ,
- ensures ,
- extend to ,
- extending to ,
- feel for ,
- feeling for ,
- feels for ,
- felt for ,
- get a hold of ,
- get at ,
- get one's hands on ,
- get to ,
- gets to ,
- getting to ,
- go as far as ,
- go shopping ,
- go to ,
- gobble up ,
- gobbled up ,
- goes to ,
- going to ,
- got to ,
- handed ,
- have in hand ,
- hog ,
- latch on to ,
- lay hands on ,
- lays hands on ,
- made use of ,
- make a buy ,
- make a haul ,
- make a purchase ,
- make contact with ,
- make use of ,
- manage to get ,
- master ,
- obtain ,
- overtake ,
- paid for ,
- pass along ,
- passed along ,
- pay for ,
- possess ,
- procure ,
- purchase ,
- re-cover ,
- reach ,
- receive ,
- recover ,
- retain ,
- roll on ,
- rolling on ,
- scrape together ,
- scrape up ,
- secure ,
- shake hands ,
- shaking hands ,
- shop for ,
- shopping ,
- sit on ,
- sitting on ,
- teem with ,
- teeming with ,
- went to .
- Copped ,
- Promoted ,
- accessed ,
- accessing ,
- copping ,
- get hands on ,
- getting hold of ,
- got hold of ,
- latch onto ,
- latched onto ,
- lock up ,
- locked up ,
- locking up ,
- locks up ,
- pick up ,
- picked up ,
- promotes ,
- scare up ,
- take possession of .
- Pegged ,
- catch on ,
- caught on ,
- check on ,
- check up on ,
- double check ,
- double checked ,
- double checking ,
- double-check ,
- double-checked ,
- double-checks ,
- establish ,
- eyeball ,
- eyeballed ,
- eyeballing ,
- eyeballs ,
- get down cold ,
- get down pat ,
- get it down ,
- get the hang of ,
- got down ,
- identify ,
- learn the ropes ,
- look see ,
- look-see ,
- made certain ,
- made sure ,
- make certain ,
- make sure ,
- makes certain ,
- pick up on ,
- picking up on ,
- size up ,
- sized ,
- sizing ,
- sizing up .
- beat the game ,
- beat the system ,
- bury yourself in ,
- excel in ,
- gain mastery ,
- get the knack of ,
- megastudy .
- abduct ,
- absorb ,
- accumulate ,
- aggregate ,
- amass ,
- annex ,
- annexe ,
- appreciate ,
- apprehend ,
- appropriate ,
- assemble ,
- assimilate ,
- be informed ,
- be with one ,
- become acquainted with ,
- broaden the mind ,
- buy ,
- carry off ,
- catch ,
- catch hold of ,
- claim ,
- clap hands on ,
- come ,
- come by ,
- come into ,
- come over ,
- communicate with ,
- compile ,
- comprehend ,
- conceive ,
- correspond with ,
- determine ,
- dig ,
- digest ,
- discover ,
- drain ,
- dredge up ,
- fathom ,
- find ,
- find out ,
- find out about ,
- finger ,
- follow ,
- gain ,
- gain knowledge ,
- garner ,
- gather ,
- get ,
- get off ,
- get one's fingers on ,
- get the drift ,
- get the idea ,
- get the picture ,
- get through to ,
- get together ,
- glean ,
- glom on to ,
- grab ,
- grab hold of ,
- grasp ,
- ken ,
- kidnap ,
- know ,
- lay hold of ,
- learn ,
- learn about ,
- line ,
- locate ,
- marshal ,
- muster ,
- palm ,
- partake ,
- phone ,
- pick ,
- pile up ,
- rake together ,
- rake up ,
- read ,
- realise ,
- realize ,
- requisition ,
- ring ,
- save ,
- savvy ,
- scrape ,
- scratch together ,
- scratch up ,
- scrounge ,
- sense ,
- shanghai ,
- speak to ,
- stack up ,
- steal ,
- take apart ,
- take hold of ,
- take on ,
- take over ,
- take possession ,
- telephone ,
- throttle ,
- track down ,
- understand ,
- unearth ,
- win ,
- write to .
- be blessed with ,
- be born with ,
- be endowed with ,
- corner the market ,
- have to name ,
- taking over ,
- taking possession .
How to use "Get hold of" in context?
When we use the verb "get hold of" we are generally talking about getting physical possession of something. For example, if we wanted to get hold of the remote control, we would say, "I can't find my remote control. Can you get hold of it for me?" In this context, the person is requesting that the other person physically search for and bring the object to them.
Alternatively, we can use the verb "get hold of" when we want to communicate that we are interested in something.
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