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hand onto

VERB

retain

Synonyms

STRONGEST

absorb cling to contain enjoy have hold keep maintain own possess preserve recognize

STRONG

clutch detain grasp husband memorize mind recall recollect remember reminisce reserve restrain retrospect save withhold

WEAK

bear in mind hold fast keep in mind keep possession put away

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abandon desert disperse dispossess exclude ignore lack let go lose miss misunderstand need neglect not have release want

STRONG

disregard forget free liberate waste

WEAK

fire pass up spend

Example Sentences

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He wrote them by hand onto his quiz paper and submitted the assignment.

From Washington Post • Dec. 28, 2022

Davidson says, slamming his hand onto the marble dining table they’re gathered around.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 13, 2022

From the woods, the giant fir is loaded by hand onto a trailer, put up and decorated with lights and a star.

From BBC • Dec. 2, 2018

A camera put the robotic hand onto a huge screen above the stage.

From New York Times • Jul. 21, 2018

Pastor Tom clapped a hand onto Henry’s back.

From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez