get hold of

• Verbe à particule utilisé pour désigner l'obtention, l'acquisition ou la mise en relation avec quelqu'un ou quelque chose.

A phrasal verb used to indicate obtaining, acquiring, or contacting someone or something.

indénombrable · verbe irrégulier · transitif · phrasal, inséparable

1. Obtain or acquireinformal

   To manage to get something, often after some effort.

   obtenir

   • I need to get hold of a new passport before my trip.
   • She managed to get hold of the last copy of the book.
   • Can you get hold of some tickets for the concert?

   Synonymesacquireattaincome bygaingetlandlay hands onobtainprocuresecure

   Antonymesabandoncededropforfeitforgogiveloserelinquishrenouncesurrenderyield

2. Contact someoneinformal

   To succeed in communicating with someone, usually by phone or message.

   joindre quelqu'un

   • I've been trying to get hold of you all day.
   • He finally got hold of his brother after several attempts.
   • She couldn't get hold of the doctor because the line was busy.

   Synonymescallcontactphonereach

3. Understand or graspinformal

   To comprehend or understand something, especially an idea or concept.

   comprendre, saisir

   • I can't get hold of what he's trying to explain.
   • She quickly got hold of the main points of the lecture.
   • It took me a while to get hold of the new software.

   Synonymesapprehendcatchcomprehendfathomfollowgraspseeunderstand

   Antonymesmissmisunderstand

Verbe de baseget