02641741-v 'wait uncompromisingly for something desirable'; V1; 
 
Chinese (simplified) 坚持
English hold out 1 ( ⊳ ⊳ )
Indonesian menyembulkan , mengarihkan , tahan uji
Malaysian tahan uji
Definitions
English
wait uncompromisingly for something desirable
― He held out for the dessert and did not touch the cheeses
Japanese
妥協せず望ましい何かを待つ
― 彼はあくまでデザートを要求し、チーズには手をつけなかった
Relations
Hypernym: wait
Semantic Field: stativev
Verb Frames
Somebody ----s;   Somebody ----s PP;  
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