ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
~ a thabhairt do dhuine. a choinneáil le duine, to hold, keep up, a conversation with s.o.
Dul i n~ duine, to go to meet, hold tryst, with s.o.
Níl ann ach go bhfuil mé i n~ a chéile, I can scarcely hold myself together (with weakness).
D’~ sé i bhfad leo, he held his peace with them for a long time.
Is fada an ~ a bhí agam, a rinne mé, leis, I held my peace with him for a long time.
Greim a ghabháil i rud, to take hold of, get to grips with, sth.