to hold out

to hold out: to endure, to be sufficient; to survive by resisting; to persist in one's efforts

Examples of TO HOLD OUT



  • If our supply of food and water holds out, we plan to camp here for another week. However, whenever it gives out, we'll have to leave.

  • That nation's troops cannot hold out much longer against the superior forces of the enemy.

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