hold on to her vs hold her

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in slightly different contexts. 'Hold on to her' implies a stronger sense of keeping someone close or not letting them go, while 'hold her' is more general and can simply mean to physically hold someone.

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hold on to her

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used when you want to convey the idea of keeping someone close or not letting them go. It implies a stronger sense of attachment or connection.

Examples:

Hold on to her tightly so she doesn't get lost in the crowd.
I will hold on to her hand as we cross the street.
He promised to hold on to her forever.
Please hold on to her while I grab the tickets.
It's important to hold on to her during the storm.

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If you want to hold on to her, make some effort.
I'm asking you to hold on to her.
Hold on to her, she's one of a kind.
So hold on to her this time.
If the husband comes home, we risk losing her, and I don't know how long I can hold on to her.
The more you want to hold on to her, the more she will slip from your grasp.
I'm asking you to hold on to her.
This isn't some housewife desperately trying to hold on to her youth.
Falcone will struggle to hold on to her territories.
Just remember that in the US, a woman of power still strives to hold on to her femininity.
My client sought to hold on to her mother with a ring.
This house is full of very expensive things and sharp corners, so you hold on to her.
Jill, hold on to her horse so it doesn't get away.
Maybe this whole abduction thing is a twisted way to hold on to her.
Kaylie can't hold on to her own boyfriend.
He asks him to hold on to her just a little longer so he can arrange for her transit overseas.
He's willing to risk his life to make sure you hold on to her even if he doesn't get to.
She wants to hold on to her secret and I'm going to respect that.
Lady Love would do anything to hold on to her beloved land.
Told me to hold on to her bags, in case she came back.

Alternatives:

Keep her close
Don't let her go
Hold her tight
Hold her close
Hold her securely

hold her

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is more general and can simply mean to physically hold someone without implying a strong sense of attachment or connection.

Examples:

Can you hold her while I tie my shoelaces?
He gently held her in his arms.
She asked him to hold her hand.
Hold her for a moment, please.
I will hold her bag while she talks to the teacher.

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Never got the chance to hold her when she was born.
Hector, keep enough tension to hold her up.
She needs a sympathetic spirit to help hold her in this world.
I told you to arrest and hold her.
Take her to the precipice of death and hold her there.
That should hold her up for at least a minute.
Without anything else, we can't hold her.
Besides I think the Alliance wants to hold her up as an example.
I never even got to hold her for a second.
Well, then we threaten to hold her as a material witness.
You don't hold her in a headlock.
I can't hold her, cap'n.
Plus, we can hold her under the material witness statute.
No, I was trying to hold her here for you.
The C.I.A. asked us to hold her.
Maybe somebody did hold her arm.
I can't hold her much longer.
Her burns were so bad they wouldn't let me hold her.
I did my best to hold her up.
But to hold her one last time...

Alternatives:

Embrace her
Clasp her
Grip her
Carry her
Support her

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