Meaning & use
hold a workshop
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Meaning
phrasefixed phrase
to organize and lead a short educational or training session for a group of people.
Grammar: Used with a subject that is a person or organization: The school held a workshop. You can also say 'hold workshops' in the plural.
Patterns
- hold a workshop on something
- hold a workshop for someone
- hold a workshop at a place
The university will hold a workshop on academic writing next Friday.
Our company holds a workshop for new employees every month.
She held a workshop about gardening at the community center.
Common combinations
- hold a workshop on
- They held a workshop on digital marketing.
- hold a workshop for
- The museum holds a workshop for children on Saturdays.
- hold a two-day workshop
- The team held a two-day workshop to plan the project.
- hold a workshop online
- Because of the pandemic, they held the workshop online.
Synonyms and how they differ
- run a workshop
- Very similar, but 'run' often suggests you are the main person leading it, while 'hold' focuses on the event happening.
- conduct a workshop
- More formal; common in official reports or business contexts.
- give a workshop
- Focuses on the person teaching; you give a workshop, but an organization holds one.
Word family
Commonly confused: hold a workshop or attend a workshop?
hold a workshop vs attend a workshop
If you are a participant, use 'attend', not 'hold'. 'Hold' means you organize it.
Practice
The department plans to _____ a workshop on climate change next month.
Choose one answer.
'Hold' is the correct verb for organizing an event like a workshop. 'Make' and 'do' are too general, and 'take' is used for attending (take part in) rather than organizing.
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