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English verb: hold one's own | |||
| 1. | hold one's own (stative) be sufficiently competent in a certain situation | ||
| Samples | He can hold his own in graduate school. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| 2. | hold one's own (social) maintain one's position and be in control of a situation | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | command, control | ||
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