(Irregular preterit, past participle: baby-sat).
To act as a baby-sitter; SYN. sit.

To use cautiously and frugally; SYN. husband, economize, economise.

1. To take precautions in order to avoid some unwanted consequence
2. To keep watch over:
3. To watch over or shield from danger or harm; protect; SYN. ward.

1. To maintain possession of or adherence to.
2. When a book, film, article, speech, and so on, deals with a certain subject, that is what it is about.
3. When you hold on or hold on to people, you hold them tightly to protect them or to prevent them from leaving. When you hold on or hold on to things, you hold them tightly to protect them or to prevent them from being taken. + prikaži više

(Irregular preterit, past participle: held).
1. To aim, point, or direct.
2. To assert or affirm.
3. To be the support of; also metaphorically; SYN. support, sustain, hold up.
4. To contain or hold; have within; SYN. bear, carry, contain.
5. To cover as for protection against noise or smell.
6. To have as a major characteristic.
7. To have or hold in one's hands; also metaphorically; SYN. take hold.
8. To hold the attention of.
9. To keep from departing.
10. To keep from exhaling or expelling.
11. To organize or be responsible for;,, etc.; SYN. throw, have, make, give.
12. To remain committed to.
13. To remain in a certain state, position, or condition.
14. To stop dealing with.
15. To support or hold in a certain manner; SYN. carry, bear.
16. To take and maintain control over, often by violent means. + prikaži više

(Irregular preterit, past participle: kept).
1. To retain possession of; SYN. hold on.
2. To keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g.,; SYN. maintain, hold.
3. To look after; be the keeper of; have charge of.
4. To maintain by writing regular records; SYN. maintain.
5. To maintain in safety form injury, harm, or danger; SYN. preserve.
6. To maintain or support.
7. To fail to spoil or rot; SYN. stay fresh. + prikaži više

1. To arrange for and reserve in advance; SYN. hold, book.
2. To hold back or set aside, esp. for future use or contingency: reserve: they held back their applause in anticipation.
3. To hold on to; SYN. retain, hold.
4. To obtain or arrange in advance:

1. To keep in one's possession; SYN. hold, keep back, hold back.
2. To hire to represent; of legal counsel; SYN. engage.
3. To hold within
4. To keep in one's mind

1. To exhibit an inclination or tendency; SYN. lean, incline.
2. To have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined; SYN. lean, incline, run.
3. To keep watch on
4. To tend to something or somebody.

To be cautiously observant of; to inspect, superintend, and guard.