Could you hold?

and Can you hold?; Will you hold?

Do you mind if I put your telephone call on hold? "Could you hold?" asked the operator. Sue: Hello. Acme Motors. Can you hold? Bob: I guess. Sue (after a while): Hello. Thank you for holding. Can I help you?

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Clarice	klə-REES	English
Nikhil	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Odia, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Tamil
Frost	[frɔst]
Sebastianus	-	Late Roman
Kamala	-	Hinduism, Tamil, Indian, Kannada, Telugu, Hindi, Nepali
Aimo	IE-mo	Finnish