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Hear out
Listen to everything someone has to say
“I HEARD them OUT before I commented.”
Heat up
Make food hot
“He HEATED the soup UP in the microwave.”
Help out
Give assistance
“She really HELPED me OUT when I was going through my divorce.”
Hem in
Surround or obstruct
“Broadcasters could be HEMMED IN by legal restrictions.”
Hew to
Conform, adhere
“The work HEWED TO conventional ideas.”
Hide away
Put something in a place where it won't be found
“I'm renting a cottage where I can HIDE AWAY for the summer.”
Hide out
Go or stay somewhere to avoid being caught or found
“The police think he's HIDING OUT in the woods.”
Hinge on
Depend very much or completely
“Everything HINGES ON the results of the negotiations; if they go badly, we'll be in real trouble.”
Hinge upon
Depend very much or completely
“Everything HINGES UPON the results of the negotiations; if they go badly, we'll be in real trouble.”
Hit back
Attack or criticise
“The president HIT BACK at her critics in a speech last night.”
Hit for
Get someone to pay or donate money
“They HIT the sponsors FOR a lot of money.”
Hit it off
Have a good relationship from the first time you meet a person
“We HIT IT OFF immediately and became firm friends.”
Hit it off with
Like someone from the first time you meet them
“I HIT IT OFF WITH her immediately.”
Hit on
Have an idea
“She HIT ON him at the party and they went back to her house.”
Hit out at
Respond angrily to criticism
“The government HIT OUT AT the media for their negativity.”
Hit up
Inject drugs
“She's been HITTING UP for years.”
Hit up on
Inject drugs
“He's been HITTING UP ON heroin for years.”
Hit upon
Have an idea
“It took us ages to HIT UPON a solution.”
Hit with
Surprise someone with some information or news
“He HIT me WITH the details of their demands.”
Hive off
Separate part of a company or service, often by selling it
“They HIVED OFF the retail operations.”
Hold against
Have a grudge against someone, or little respect
“He was very rude, but I won't HOLD it AGAINST him.”
Hold back from
Not allow yourself to do something
“I had to HOLD BACK FROM losing my temper with them.”
Hold down
Keep a job
“He's so unreliable that he can never HOLD DOWN a job for more than a couple of months.”
Hold forth
State your opinions about something, especially when talking for a long time and boringly
“The manager HELD FORTH on the topic for about twenty minutes.”
Hold off
When bad weather doesn't appear
“The rain HELD OFF until we'd got back home.”
Hold off on
Delay
“The government has been HOLDING OFF ON electoral reform for ages.”
Hold on to
Hold tightly
“I HELD ON TO my luggage while I was waiting fr the taxi so that it didn't get stolen.”
Hold onto
Keep as long as possible
“It tried to HOLD ONTO my cash during the holiday so I could buy some duty free stuff on the way back.”
Hold out against
Try to reject
“The staff are HOLDING OUT AGAINST the plans to reduce the workforce.”
Hold out for
Wait for something better or refuse something now for something better in the future
“We are HOLDING OUT FOR a much better deal than the one offered.”
Hold out on
Not pay someone or give them information
“He's been HOLDING OUT ON me for weeks and I really need the money.”
Hold over
Delay
“The meeting has been HELD OVER till Friday.”
Hold to
Oblige or force someone to carry out an obligation
“They're HOLDING us TO all the terms of the contract.”
Hold together
Not break up
“The society managed to HOLD TOGETHER despite the crisis.”
Hold with
Accept (usually negative)
“I don't HOLD WITH their plans.”
Hole up
Hide to avoid detection or an unpleasant situation
“They HOLED UP in a remote cottage while the police were searching for them.”
Hollow out
Make an empty space inside in something, reduce power or authority
“The new law has HOLLOWED OUT local government.”
Home in on
Target
“The government is HOMING IN ON benefit fraud.”
Hone in on
Target, focus
“The company HONED IN ON its rival and tried to take it over. (Some consider this verb to be wrong and that is confused with 'home in on.”
Hook into
Persuade someone to do something they don't want to do
“She HOOKED them INTO coming after all.”
Hook up
Meet someone
“We HOOKED UP at the conference.”
Hook up to
Connect to a machine
“He's HOOKED UP TO a ventilator in the hospital.”
Hoon around
Act in a dangerous or reckless way, especially when driving fast
“He was HOONING AROUND in his new car last night and the police pulled him.”
Hop in
Enter a vehicle
“We'll HOP IN the bus.”
Hop it
Go away (command)
“The police officer told them to HOP IT.”
Hop on
Enter a vehicle
“We'll HOP ON the plane and get there in time.”
Hop out
Leave a vehicle
“The bus pulled up and my cousin HOPPED OUT.”
Horse around
Not be serious
“The class were HORSING AROUND when the teacher came in and told them to sit down.”
Hose down
Use a hose to wet, clean or wash something
“They HOSED the patio DOWN.”
Hound out
Force someone out of a place, job, position, etc.
“The press HOUNDED the minister OUT after the scandal broke.”