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get hold of vs take hold

take hold vs get hold of

get hold of and take hold both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
get hold of No No Yes No
take hold No No Yes No
As verbs, take hold is a hyponym of get hold of; that is, take hold is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than get hold of:
  • get hold of: get into one's hands, take physically
  • take hold: take into your hands deliberately
Other hyponyms of get hold of include clutch, prehend, seize, take hold of, seize.
get hold of (verb) take hold (verb)
affect take into your hands deliberately
be in or establish communication with assume control
get into one's hands, take physically
Difference between get hold of and take hold

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