aferrar
Meanings
Verb
1. to grasp, to seize (transitive)
2. to catch, to hook (transitive, nautical)
3. to furl (transitive, nautical)
4. to cling to, to hold on to, to hang onto, to clutch (pronominal)
Examples17
Ya perdieron, a qué se aferran?
You've lost, what are you holding on to?
Tom se aferró a Mary.
Tom held onto Mary.
El niño se aferra a su madre.
The boy is clinging to his mother.
Él se aferró a su propia teoría.
He stuck with his own theory.
Ella se aferraba a su papá.
She was clinging to her father.
Deberíamos aferrarnos a nuestra fe.
We must cling to our faith.