HOLD ONE'S OWN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does hold one's own mean? 

• HOLD ONE'S OWN (verb)
  The verb HOLD ONE'S OWN has 2 senses:

1. be sufficiently competent in a certain situation

2. maintain one's position and be in control of a situation

  Familiarity information: HOLD ONE'S OWN used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HOLD ONE'S OWN (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Be sufficiently competent in a certain situation

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Context example:

He can hold his own in graduate school

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Sense 2

Meaning:

Maintain one's position and be in control of a situation

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "hold one's own" is one way to...):

command; control (exercise authoritative control or power over)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s