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A hold vs. Ahold
A hold
/ə hoʊld/Examples:
Finding common ground requires a hold over emotions.She has a hold on the key decisions of the project.His charisma gives him a hold on people's hearts.
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Ahold
/əˈhəʊld/Examples:
She managed to get ahold of the last concert tickets.A sudden breeze took the kite ahold and lifted it high.It's crucial to keep ahold of the situation in a crisis.
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Ways to tell them apart:
- A hold is used to describe something tangible or a pause in action, like holding a physical object or putting someone on hold on a call.
- Ahold is an informal term used to describe the act of obtaining or grasping something, often used to describe getting someone's attention or reaching someone by phone.
- Remember that ahold is more about the act of getting than the state of holding, and it's more colloquial.
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