Communication

Synonyms for hold

Two senses of hold live in the word bank, and they take different synonyms. The sentence under each one is what tells them apart.

Tier 1, Foothills · 2 senses · verb · Reason line included

Sense 1 of 2verbTier 1, FoothillsCommunication

be in accord

I hold with those who say life is sacred.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

agree

Same sentence, swapped: I agree with those who say life is sacred.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for hold as it is used in the sentence above.

book
control
disagree

Sense 2 of 2verbTier 3, RidgelineThinking and knowing

keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view

I hold him personally responsible.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

deem

Same sentence, swapped: I deem him personally responsible.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for hold as it is used in the sentence above.

check
book
respect

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Closest first: other communication words at Foothills, then the same tier across the rest of the library.

mentionnouncredita short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passageFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line moralnounlessonthe significance of a story or eventFoothillsHas a reason line movienounpicturea form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movementFoothills newsnounwordinformation about recent and important eventsFoothillsHas a reason line bellownounroaringa very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal)RidgelineHas a reason line bidnoun, verbplayan attempt to get somethingTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line biddingnounsummonsa request to be presentRidgelineHas a reason line illadjectivesickaffected by an impairment of normal physical or mental functionFoothillsHas a reason line

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