Kadir
Keep vs Hold What is the main difference between them? Sometimes they mean the same idea if I am not wrong.
Jan 24, 2015 5:35 PM
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In the ways they overlap, you can think of it like this: "Hold" means to possess something, literally or figuratively, for a limited time. "Keep" means to possess something, literally or figuratively, for a longer, maybe unlimited time. So I might "hold on to my car keys" but "keep my car at home." I might "hold on to a dollar bill" but "keep my dollars in a bank." This isn't a perfect explanation, but seems like a good general guideline.
January 24, 2015
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