informal
: hold
—usually used in phrases like get ahold of to mean "take hold of," "get possession of," "get in contact with," etc.
It took me a long time to learn that success is not such a fabulous goal. It's like air—you can't get ahold of it.—
Kristin McMurran
Kristin McMurranAn eleven-year-old boy … gets ahold of a million dollars in laundered money and goes on a spending spree.—The New Yorker
The New Yorker… if you could get ahold of a representative …—Norman Mailer
Norman MailerI picture him now reading this, and long to reach out of the page and grab ahold of his shirt front …—Mary Karr
Mary KarrExamples of ahold in a Sentence
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According to the video, Bennetts then tells the man to grab ahold of the disc.
—Antonio Planas, NBC News, 19 Jan. 2024
The practice involves free-falling while taking ahold of other skydivers to create shapes, all while falling at speeds of around 120 mph for at least 60 seconds.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 20 July 2023
And Larson and Vogt’s work provides a recipe of sorts for getting ahold of these central but elusive mathematical objects.
—Jordana Cepelewicz, Quanta Magazine, 25 Aug. 2022
That way, if someone gets ahold of your personal ID, future meetings won’t be disrupted by Zoombombers.
—Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2020
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Antonio Planas, NBC News, 19 Jan. 2024
The practice involves free-falling while taking ahold of other skydivers to create shapes, all while falling at speeds of around 120 mph for at least 60 seconds.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 20 July 2023
And Larson and Vogt’s work provides a recipe of sorts for getting ahold of these central but elusive mathematical objects.
—Jordana Cepelewicz, Quanta Magazine, 25 Aug. 2022
That way, if someone gets ahold of your personal ID, future meetings won’t be disrupted by Zoombombers.
—Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2020
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“Ahold.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ahold. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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