hold behind
phrasal verb·1 sense·particle behind
Meanings
Keep someone or something back from going forward
Why “behind”? Everyone else moves on. What stays behind is left there.
“Bad weather held the team behind.”
“A broken printer held the report behind.”
Don't confuse with
Hold behind means keep someone or something back from going forward. Hold together means stay calm when things are difficult.
Hold behind means keep someone or something back from going forward. Hold down means keep someone or something restrained.
Hold behind means keep someone or something back from going forward. Hold in means keep contained.
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Sink In connects verbs by particle pattern, contrast pairs, and shared base verbs.
hold down
A contrast learners often mix up
Keep someone or something restrained
hold in
A contrast learners often mix up
Keep contained, refusing to release
hold together
A contrast learners often mix up
Stay calm when things are difficult; Stay united, especially during difficulty
fall behind
Same behind pattern: leftover
Fail to keep pace with others; Of an item, be left forgotten or detached from a group; Of a payment, become late or owed
leave behind
Same behind pattern: leftover
Forget or fail to take something with you when you go; Surpass someone in development or achievement; Depart from someone, ending a relationship or association
put behind
Same behind pattern: leftover
Treat a difficult experience as no longer relevant
remain behind
Same behind pattern: leftover
Stay in place when others move on
stay behind
Same behind pattern: leftover
Remain in a place after others have left; Remain at school after class as a punishment
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