hold to

exigir el cumplimiento de, obligar a cumplir

Exigir que alguien cumpla una promesa o alcance un nivel determinado.

En inglés sencillo: To make someone keep a promise or meet a particular standard.

• I will hold you to that promise.
• The coach held every player to the same standard.
• Can we hold the company to its agreement?

Cómo se usa: hold someone to something (I will hold you to your promise.)

Sinónimos: bind, oblige

Expresiones frecuentes: hold someone to something, hold someone to account

mantenerse firme en, aferrarse a

Mantener una creencia o una versión de los hechos pese a las presiones para cambiarla.

En inglés sencillo: To keep a belief or keep telling the same story despite pressure to change it.

• She held to her story.
• They hold to their principles even when it costs them money.
• Will he hold to his position under pressure?

Cómo se usa: hold to something (He held to his original account despite repeated questions.)

Sinónimos: stick to, stand by, cling to

Antónimos: abandon

Expresiones frecuentes: hold to something, hold to your story

creer en, adherirse a

Creer en una idea o estar de acuerdo con una opinión.

En inglés sencillo: To believe in an idea or agree with an opinion.

• I hold to that view.
• She held to the belief that people are basically kind.
• Do you hold to the theory that dreams have hidden meanings?

Cómo se usa: hold to something (They hold to the belief that education should be free.)

Sinónimos: believe in, subscribe to

Antónimos: reject

Expresiones frecuentes: hold to a belief, hold to a view

atenerse a, ajustarse a

Actuar según una norma, un plan o una manera de hacer las cosas acordada previamente.

En inglés sencillo: To act according to a rule, plan, or agreed way of doing something.

• We must hold to the rules.
• The team held to its original plan throughout the project.
• Can you hold to this schedule for another week?

Cómo se usa: hold to something (Please hold to the agreed schedule.)

Sinónimos: follow, adhere to, keep to

Antónimos: disregard

Expresiones frecuentes: hold to a plan, hold to the rules