English → Latin
“hold off” in Latin
fugiōto flee, fly, take flight, escape, depart, run, run away, recede; to speed, hasten, pass quickly; to avoid, shun, be aveteneōto hold, have; to grasp; to possess, occupy, control; to watch, guard, maintain, defend; to retain, keepobtineōto have, occupy, possess, hold, obtain; to preserve, keep, maintain, uphold; persist in; to assert, show, prove, demonst
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
hold off
TRANS. [Vid: To KEEP OFF.]
INTRANS., *procul se tenere: fugere or effugere aliquem. HOLD ON,
To continue or proceed in. To hold on one’s course, cursum tenere; also, tenere only.
To last, tenere (Liv., ; imber, incendium, etc., tenuit): obtinere (Liv.). Vid: To LAST.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for hold off?
- The usual Latin words for “hold off” are fugiō, teneō, obtineō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.