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    Sujetar (en. Hold)

    /su.xe.tar/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishSpanish
    verb
    To keep something in place or controlled.
    She held the book so it wouldn't fall.
    Ella sujetó el libro para que no se cayera.
    To fix or tie something so that it does not move.
    The carpenter held the wood with clamps.
    El carpintero sujetó la madera con pinzas.
    To capture or catch a person or thing.
    The agents held the suspect.
    Los agentes sujetaron al sospechoso.

    Etymology

    From Latin 'sujicere', which means 'to throw down' or 'to hold'.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    hold your breath
    To stop breathing for a moment.
    sujetar la respiración
    hold an idea
    To keep an idea in consideration or under analysis.
    sujetar una idea
    hold a commitment
    To maintain a commitment or responsibility.
    sujetar un compromiso

    Related Words

    holding
    The action of holding or being held.
    sujeción
    subject
    A person or thing that is determined or defined.
    sujeto

    Slang Meanings

    To hold something in an informal conversation.
    I'm going to hold this topic for a while longer.
    Voy a sujetar este tema un rato más.
    To keep something firmly.
    Hold on tight to the bar when you get on the train.
    Sujétate bien a la barra cuando subas al tren.