hang

CEFRB1

/ˈhæŋ/

verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To attach something so it is held from above.

  2. 02

    verb

    To kill someone by suspending them with a rope.

Examples

  • Hang in there. You can do it!

  • Hang your coat on the hook.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • [ˈhæːŋ] ~ [ˈheːŋ]
  • [ˈhaŋɡ] ~ [ˈhäŋɡ]

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To float, as if suspended.

  2. To veer in one direction.

  3. To be or remain suspended.

More examples

In context

  • He hung his head in shame.

  • The lights hung from the ceiling.

  • The smoke hung in the room.

Synonyms

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Origin

verb

From Middle English hangen, hongen, from a fusion of Old English hōn (“to hang, be hanging”, transitive verb) and hangian (“to hang, cause to hang”, intransitive verb), respectively from the transitive verb Proto-West Germanic *hą̄han and the intransitive verb *hangēn; also probably influenced by Old Norse hengja (“to suspend”) and hanga (“to be suspended”); all from Proto-Germanic *hanhaną and *hangāną, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱenk- (“to waver, be in suspense”). See also Dutch hangen, Low German hangen and hängen, German hängen, Norwegian Bokmål henge, Norwegian Nynorsk henga; also Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌽 (hāhan), Hittite 𒂵𒀀𒀭𒂵 (/⁠kānk-⁠/, “to hang”), Sanskrit शङ्कते (śáṅkate, “is in doubt,...