Difference among Hold on, Hold out, Hold up, Hold over and Hold in

Difference among Hold on, Hold out, Hold up, Hold over and Hold in



Hold on, Hold out, Hold up, Hold over and Hold in

Hold on

  • Carry on, bear difficulties, persist, पकड़ना, अनुसरण करना
  • Inspite of financial difficulties he held on and succeeded in the long run.

Hold out

  • Resist, withstand, hold off, प्रतिरोध
  • When the robbers ran short of ammunition, they could no longer hold out.

Hold up

  • To stop in order to rob, delay, जबरन रोकना, बिलम्ब होना
  • The terrorist held up the motor car and kept the ladies as hostage.

Hold over

  • Postpone, स्थगित करना
  • Most of the bills are held over till the next session of the parliament.

Hold in

  • To stop someone or something from moving, काबू रखना
  • It can be bad for you to hold in anger.

Difference among Known to, Known by and Known for

Difference among Known to, Known by and Known for


Known to, Known by & Known for

Known to

  • 'Know to' is basically used in Passive voice.
  • E.g- You are known to her very well.

Known by

  • 'Known by' is used for Recognize, पहचान
  • E.g- A Man is known by the company he keeps.

Known for

  • 'Known for' is used for A Quality, गुण
  • E.g- Seema is well known for his benevolence.

Difference among Live in, Live at, Live on, Live by and Live off

Difference among Live in, Live at, Live on, Live by and Live off

These all words made by Live. But these have differences among them.
Difference between live in and live at, Difference between live on and live by, Difference between live on and live off, Difference between live at and live by

Root word- LIVE

Live in

  • 'Live in' means residential, निवास करना
  • 'Live in' basically used for Region, Area, Country
  • E.g- He is living in America.

Live at

  • 'Live at' indicate the place, address.
  • E.g- He is living at Agra.

Live on

  • Depend on food, निर्भर होना
  • E.g- He lives entirely on vegetables these days.

Live by 

  • 'Live by' used for livelihood, manner.
  • To behave according to a particular set of beliefs or principles, निर्वाह करना, अनुकरण करना
  • E.g- I have to live by the labour of my own hands.

Live off 

  • 'Live off' is used for source of income & other
  • E.g- Now a days he is living off rental income.

Difference between Confide in and Confide to

Difference between Confide in and Confide to 

Both are used for a person. Confide in & confide to have a difference.



Confide [verb] 
  • Tell someone about a secret or private matter, trust (someone) enough to tell them
Now we will talk about confide in and confide to.
  1. Confide in 
    • Use-> Confide in someone - Put trust someone
    • Confide in used for Trust
    • E.g- I have always confide in him & he has never deceived me.
  2. Confide to
    • Use-> Confide (something) to someone
    • Tell something to someone, give something to someone.
    • Confide to used for Tell, Give
    • E.g- Do not confide your secret to unreliable friends.