Pronunciation: /hoʊld maɪ koʊt/
noun a word used to identify any of a class of people, places, or things
A1 Can you hold my coat while I tie my shoe?
A2 I asked my friend to hold my coat while I went to get some snacks.
B1 She offered to hold my coat for me while I took a picture.
B2 I always make sure to ask someone to hold my coat at events so I can enjoy myself without worrying about it.
C1 As a gentleman, he always offers to hold my coat for me when we go out.
C2 At the gala, the valet offered to hold my coat until I was ready to leave.
verb a word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence
A1 Can you hold my coat while I tie my shoe?
A2 I asked my friend to hold my coat while I took a picture.
B1 She offered to hold my coat while I went to get us some drinks.
B2 I always make sure to have someone hold my coat at events to avoid losing it.
C1 The gentleman kindly offered to hold my coat as I greeted the guests.
C2 I prefer to have a trusted assistant hold my coat during important meetings.
adjective a word naming an attribute of a noun, such as sweet, red, or technical
A1 Please hold my coat while I tie my shoe.
A2 I asked my friend to hold my coat while I took a picture.
B1 Can you hold my coat for a moment? I need to grab something from my bag.
B2 She always offers to hold my coat when we go out to dinner.
C1 I appreciate it when someone offers to hold my coat in crowded places.
C2 As a gentleman, he always insists on holding my coat for me.
adverb a word or phrase that modifies or qualifies an adjective, verb, or other adverb or a word group, expressing a relation of place, time, circumstance, manner, cause, degree, etc.
A1 Hold my coat while I tie my shoes.
A2 Can you hold my coat for a minute?
B1 I asked my friend to hold my coat while I took a picture.
B2 He offered to hold my coat while I went to grab a drink.
C1 I always have someone hold my coat at events so I can move freely.
C2 As a VIP guest, I had a personal assistant to hold my coat throughout the evening.
pronoun a word that can function by itself as a noun phrase and that refers either to the participants in the discourse or to someone or something mentioned elsewhere in the discourse
A1 Hold my coat, please.
A2 I asked him to hold my coat while I went to the restroom.
B1 Could you hold my coat for a moment?
B2 He offered to hold my coat while I tried on some clothes.
C1 I trust him to hold my coat during the important meeting.
C2 As my loyal assistant, she always knows when to hold my coat without me even asking.
preposition a word governing, and usually preceding, a noun or pronoun and expressing a relation to another word or element in the clause, as in 'the man on the platform', 'she arrived after dinner', 'what did you do it for?'
A1 Hold my coat while I tie my shoe.
A2 Can you hold my coat for a moment?
B1 Please hold my coat while I take a quick break.
B2 I asked my friend to hold my coat during the concert.
C1 I always trust my sister to hold my coat at important events.
C2 As a sign of respect, he held my coat for me at the formal dinner.
article a word that is used with a noun to specify grammatical definiteness of the noun, and in some languages extending to volume or numerical scope
A1 Can you hold my coat while I tie my shoe?
A2 I asked my friend to hold my coat while I went to buy some snacks.
B1 Would you mind holding my coat for a moment? I need to make a quick phone call.
B2 I always feel more comfortable when someone offers to hold my coat at a formal event.
C1 As a gentleman, he always offers to hold my coat whenever we go out together.
C2 I appreciate it when my partner instinctively reaches out to hold my coat without me even asking.
formal Please hold my coat while I speak at the podium.
informal Hey, can you hold my coat for a sec?
slang Yo, hold my coat real quick, I gotta handle something.
figurative I can handle this situation on my own, you don't need to hold my coat.
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