word origin — Old English haldan, healdan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch houden and German halten; the noun is partly from Old Norse hald ‘hold, support, custody’
Intermediate — Set 80
Set 80 of Intermediate covers 5 words: hold, fasten, cover, deliver, consist. Each entry below includes its definition, an example sentence, and synonyms — practice them with the interactive cards above.
hold · verb/hoʊld/
to keep something in your hand
Can you hold my phone while I put on my shoes?
Synonyms: grasp, carry
Origin: Old English haldan, healdan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch houden and German halten; the noun is partly from Old Norse hald ‘hold, support, custody’
fasten · verb/ˈfæs(ə)n/
to close or join things like buttons, bags
Everybody should fasten their seat belts before take off.
Synonyms: attach, do up, bind
Origin: Old English fæstnian ‘make sure’, also ‘immobilize’, of West Germanic origin; related to fast
cover · verb/ˈkəvər/
to place something over something to hide it
People cover their face with their hands when they are sad.
Synonyms: hide, conceal
Origin: Middle English: from Old French covrir, from Latin cooperire, from co- (expressing intensive force) + operire ‘to cover’. The noun is partly a variant of covert
deliver · verb/dəˈlɪvər/
to give documents or information to someone
You need to deliver the registration documents to the company tomorrow.
Synonyms: pass, hand over, carry
Origin: Middle English: from Old French delivrer, based on Latin de- ‘away’ + liberare ‘set free’
consist · verb/kənˈsɪst/
to be made of parts of a whole
The classes in that school generally consist of 20 students.
Synonyms: contain, include, involve
Origin: late Middle English (in the sense ‘be located or inherent in’): from Latin consistere ‘stand firm or still, exist’, from con- ‘together’ + sistere ‘stand (still)’