Hyphenation
hold on·toTurkish pronunciation
hōld ôntuPronunciation
/ˈhōld ˈônto͞o/ /ˈhoʊld ˈɔːntuː/
Etymology
[ 'hOld ] (verb.) before 12th century. Middle English, from Old English healdan; akin to Old High German haltan to hold, and perhaps to Latin celer rapid, Greek klonos agitation.