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To have taken control of with one's hands
Past tense for to have faith in the truth or existence of
Past tense for to need (someone or something) for financial or other support
Past tense for to clasp (someone or each other) in the arms with affection
Past tense for to have or harbor in one's heart or mind
Past tense for to physically stick or adhere to something
Past tense for to hold or maintain
Past tense for to steadfastly follow or support
Past tense for to maintain one's beliefs or opinions
Past tense for to depend on with full trust or confidence
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Verb
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To have taken control of with one's hands
took
grabbed
held
clenched
grasped
gripped
clasped
snared
snatched
wrested
caught
nabbed
seized
snagged
caught hold of
clutched
got hold of
grabbed hold of
held on to
took hold of
clinched
holden
grappled
hung on to
squeezed
held tightly
taken
grasped hold of
held fast
hung on
prest
pressed
hooked
latched on
clung
kept a hold on
clung on to
put the snare on
clinged
taken hold of
laid hold of
laid hands on
held on
held onto
latched on to
held fast to
clung on
caught at
clamped
clapped
clapt
beared
embraced
possessed
carried
owned
plucked
pluckt
had
enclasped
commanded
glommed
fastened
laid
cherished
griped
cleft to
cloven to
collared
had in hand
kept hold of
held close
handled
closed
held tight
closed around
wielded
hung onto
glommed onto
grabbed tightly
secured
wrung
clapped a hand on
palmed
adhered
bagged
kept close
bore
borne
lay
own
grope
gripen
gotten hold of
gotten your hands on
got your hands on
wringed
wrang
pounced on
seized on
jumped at
leaped about
grasped with both hands
snapped up
nailed
seized hold of
acted upon
took advantage of
grabbed at
accepted eagerly
tweaked
taken advantage of
capitalized on
exploited
acted on
maximized
US
maximised
UK
put to advantage
put to use
pinched
nipped
got
intercepted
compressed
collected
welcomed with open arms
swooped down on
swooped on
snatched at
taken up
grabbed with both hands
took up
used
made the most of
pursued
utilized
US
accepted
milked
built on
derived benefit from
played on
gained from
followed up on
turned to account
jumped on
profited from
cashed in on
utilised
UK
profited by
fixed
fixt
pulled
yanked
bolted
tugged
trapped
jerked
rivetted
riveted
gotten
gat
latched
twitched
brought
gathered
appropriated
pinioned
twinged
received
copped
corralled
enclosed
picked up
acquired
gloved
enveloped
enfolded
possessed oneself of
took a grip of
leaped
US
fastened on
leapt
UK
gone for enthusiastically
went for enthusiastically
make fasted
taken a grip of
fastened round
benefitted from
reached for
clutched at
jumped
captured
bit
tackled
took action on
pulled at
gained possession of
showed enthusiasm for
come into possession of
picked
got a purchase
cleaved
laid hold
gathered up
tugged at
shown enthusiasm for
taken action on
bitten
gone for
went for
came into possession of
taken possession of
taken receipt of
took receipt of
took possession of
gotten one's fingers on
got one's fingers on
got a hold of
gotten a hold of
availed oneself of
taken hold
took hold
more ❯
Verb
▲
Past tense for to have faith in the truth or existence of
believed in
believed
trusted
accepted
valued
bought
boughten
trusted in
set store by
had every confidence in
had faith
had faith in
bought into
had a conviction
had confidence in
took stock in
taken stock in
took as gospel truth
taken as gospel truth
gave credence to
given credence to
swore by
sworn by
took as gospel
taken as gospel
considered truthful
put confidence in
regarded as true
accepted as true
attached weight to
had no doubt
subscribed to
Verb
▲
Past tense for to need (someone or something) for financial or other support
depended
leaned on
banked on
counted on
relied on
placed reliance on
relied upon
Verb
▲
Past tense for to clasp (someone or each other) in the arms with affection
embraced
hugged
clasped
held
holden
cuddled
nuzzled
canoodled
caressed
snuggled
fondled
crushed
strained
entwined oneself around
pressed up against
took in arms
taken in arms
fell on someone's neck
fallen on someone's neck
enfolded
held tight
enclasped
clutched
squeezed
folded in arms
enveloped
prest
pressed
grasped
spooned
held close
held fondly
cradled
embosomed
wrapped
encircled
wrapt
folded
clung
clinged
gripped
throttled
locked
seized
clinched
accolled
colled
grabbed
snoozled
held on to
held onto
kept close
cuddled up
lied close to
lay close
lain close
burrowed against
huddled against
felt up
locken
drawn close
drew close
enclosed
gathered
fit
took
taken
encased
fitted
clenched
squashed
pulled
grappled
moulded
UK
wedged
molded
US
entwined
involved
huddled up
wrapped up
drawn
drew
more ❯
Verb
▲
Past tense for to have or harbor in one's heart or mind
entertained
bore
beared
borne
cherished
had
held
holden
nursed
harboured
UK
nurtured
fostered
harbored
US
possessed
retained
imagined
maintained
brooded over
held on to
kept in mind
considered
embraced
preserved
believed
regarded
nourished
felt
felt secretly
saved
sustained
kept
developed
manifested
developt
showed
kept alive
digested
expressed
thought of
displayed
devised
hung onto
evinced
held onto
assimilated
demonstrated
cultivated
supported mentally
thought about
shown
known
knew
cleft to
cloven to
treasured
hugged
more ❯
Verb
▲
Past tense for to physically stick or adhere to something
stuck to
sticked
stuck
adhered
clung
clinged
bound
bounden
bonded
cleaved
fastened
fused
glued
welded
held
holden
fixt
fixed
gripped
gummed
pasted
secured
tacked
Verb
▲
Past tense for to hold or maintain
kept
retained
reserved
saved
stored
accumulated
amassed
garnered
hoarded
collected
held
holden
possessed
stockpiled
withheld
withholden
cached
shelved
stashed
concealed
filed
heaped
hid
hidden
repressed
stifled
held back
held fast to
held on to
kept hold of
kept in reserve
kept possession of
piled up
put aside
put by
retained possession of
saved up
set aside
stashed away
stored up
hung onto
hung on to
held in
held onto
kept for oneself
laid aside
laid down
lay down
set by
kept to yourself
Verb
▲
Past tense for to steadfastly follow or support
abided by
held to
stood by
adhered to
kept to
stuck to
stuck with
hewed to
went to the wall
gone to the wall
defended
maintained
backed
upheld
supported
sided with
backed up
stuck up for
stuck by
upholden
remained true to
cloven to
cleft to
endorsed
championed
advocated
espoused
promoted
encouraged
stood behind
kept faith with
sustained
approved
seconded
stood up for
come to the defence of
validated
ratified
confirmed
vindicated
verified
bolstered
given support to
voted for
countenanced
favoured
UK
gone to bat for
represented
gave support to
forwarded
went to bat for
assisted
stood for
pulled for
argued
furthered
aided
held up one's end
agreed with
vouched for
remained loyal to
came to the defence of
come to defense of
justified
stumped for
stayed loyal to
helped
pleaded for
pleaded
favored
US
guaranteed
fostered
pled
formally supported
commended
advocated for
remained faithful to
thumped for
lent support
holpen
holp
gave backing to
given backing to
taken up cudgels for
spoke up for
spoke in support of
argued for
spoken in support of
spoken up for
took up cudgels for
came to defense of
approved of
gave approval to
given approval to
given moral support to
gave moral support to
gave moral support
gone along with
thrown your weight behind
given moral support
gone with
threw your weight behind
went with
went along with
more ❯
Verb
▲
Past tense for to maintain one's beliefs or opinions
clung
clinged
maintained
retained
conserved
preserved
upheld
upholden
kept
perpetuated
bore
beared
borne
cherished
sustained
held to
kept to
kept up
carried on
went on with
gone on with
persevered with
persisted with
hung in
kept going with
reserved
held
withheld
held on to
kept possession of
hung on to
continued to have
kept hold of
held fast to
detained
grasped
kept to oneself
sat on
refused to give
held back
kept back
holden
withholden
saved
possessed
had
owned
commanded
contained
refused
retained possession of
clutched on to
retained ownership of
cleft to
kept for oneself
continued with
hold out on
cloven to
held fast
nurtured
gripped
retained use of
husbanded
enjoyed
own
held out on
not given away
more ❯
Verb
▲
Past tense for to depend on with full trust or confidence
leaned
leant
relied
depended
counted
trusted
banked
reckoned
calculated
confided
banked on
believed in
bet on
swore by
sworn by
had faith
had faith in
put your faith in
gambled on
hinged on
had every confidence in
bet one's bottom dollar
laid money on
bet
planned
betted
anticipated
bargained
expected
hoped
looked
entrusted
hoped for
had confidence in
counted on
pinned your faith on
figured on
trusted in
bet bottom dollar on
committed to
placed reliance
rode on coattails
taken for granted
took on trust
taken on trust
took for granted
ridden on coattails
reckoned on
relied on
assumed
planned on
put trust in
calculated on
looked to
believed
tabbed
heeded
scored
took as read
taken as read
hung one's hat on
leaned on
rested on
staked on
built upon
turned to
confided in
expected from
counted upon
bargained for
aimed for
more ❯
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