hold someone's hand in English

Audio: en-au-hold someone's hand.ogg

[Australia] Forms: holds someone's hand [present, singular, third-person], holding someone's hand [participle, present], held someone's hand [participle, past], held someone's hand [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|hold<,,held> someone's hand}} hold someone's hand (third-person singular simple present holds someone's hand, present participle holding someone's hand, simple past and past participle held someone's hand)

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        "(idiomatic) To guide somebody through the basics or assist with excessively small details."
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          "roman": "vodítʹ za ručku",
          "sense": "idiomatic: guide somebody",
          "word": "води́ть за ручку"
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"hold someone's hand" meaning in English

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