get hold
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Definition
Verb phrase: - To obtain or acquire something or someone, often with some effort or for a specific, immediate need. It implies securing possession or control.
Usage and Examples
The phrase "get hold" is typically followed by the preposition "of" to form "get hold of." - I need to get hold of a copy of that report before the meeting. - She finally got hold of her lawyer to discuss the contract. - Can you get hold of some extra chairs for the guests?
Advanced Usage
- "Get a hold of": A common variant with the same meaning. The inclusion of the article "a" is informal but widely accepted.
- I'm trying to get a hold of the manager.
- "Get hold of oneself": An idiomatic expression meaning to regain one's composure or self-control.
- After the shock, he took a moment to get hold of himself.
Variants and Related Words
- Get/Got ahold of: An informal, chiefly North American spelling variant of "get hold of."
- Obtain (verb): A more formal synonym for acquiring something.
- Secure (verb): To obtain something, especially with care or effort.
Synonyms
- Acquire
- Procure
- Lay one's hands on
- Reach (when referring to contacting a person)
Related Phrasal Verbs
- Get through to: To succeed in contacting someone by phone.
- I couldn't get through to customer service.
- Get a grip on: To gain understanding or control over something (often abstract).
- He needs to get a grip on his finances.
Related Idioms
- Get hold of the wrong end of the stick: To misunderstand a situation or fact completely.
- You've got hold of the wrong end of the stick; I never said that.
Verb
- get something or somebody for a specific purpose
- I found this gadget that will serve as a bottle opener
- I got hold of these tools to fix our plumbing
- The chairman got hold of a secretary on Friday night to type the urgent letter