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get hold of vs take hold of

take hold of vs get hold of

get hold of and take hold of both are verbs.

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

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