GET HOLD OF as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • affect
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • Fear seized the prisoners
    • The patient was seized with unberable pains
    • He was seized with a dreadful disease
    Hypernyms(s) get hold of is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • be in or establish communication with
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • Our advertisements reach millions
    • He never contacted his children after he emigrated to Australia
    Hypernyms(s) get hold of is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • get into one’’s hands, take physically
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • Take a cookie!
    • Can you take this bag, please
    Hyponym(s) See Also Derived(s)