kushikilia

How to say it

Meaning

To keep a firm hold on something, such as a rope, a title, a position or an opinion; said of the police, to keep someone in custody.

Good to know

Kushikilia msimamo is to stick to one’s position, kushikilia nafasi is to hold a post or a place in a table, and polisi wanamshikilia means the police are holding him. The passive is kushikiliwa.

Examples

• Mtoto alishindwa kushikilia kamba kwa nguvu.The child could not hold on to the rope tightly.
• Timu hiyo inaendelea kushikilia nafasi ya kwanza.That team keeps holding first place.
• Polisi wanaendelea kushikilia watuhumiwa watatu.The police are still holding three suspects.

Forms

shikilia