Word

get hold of, v.
freq. cnt. 1

get into one's hands, take physically
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 51 freq. cnt.: 50 freq. cnt.: 1

get hold of take

sample sentences

"Take a cookie!"
"Can you take this bag, please"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
The children %s the ball

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
The children %s the ball

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

taking

also see

take in take on take up take away take in take apart

semantic pointers

hyponym

clutch, seize, prehend seize

affect
<verb.cognition>

clutch get hold of seize

sample sentences

"Fear seized the prisoners"
"The patient was seized with unbearable pains"
"He was seized with a dreadful disease"

verb frames

Something ----s somebody

verb frames

Something ----s somebody

verb frames

Something ----s somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

clutch

semantic pointers

hypernym

overcome, sweep over, overwhelm, overpower, whelm, overtake

be in or establish communication with
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 32 freq. cnt.: 22 freq. cnt.: 10

contact get hold of get through reach

sample sentences

"Our advertisements reach millions"
"He never contacted his children after he emigrated to Australia"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

contact contact

semantic pointers

hypernym

communicate, intercommunicate

hyponym

ping ping raise