hang back
hang back · hangs back · hung back · hanging back
переслідувати, тягти
идти по следу, выследить, выслеживать
folgen, verfolgen, eine Spur hinter sich lassen
To wait; to falter; to avoid proceeding through reluctanceTo wait; to falter; to avoid proceeding through reluctance.
» You can hang the picture back in its usual place.
Das Bild kannst du wieder an seinem angestammten Platz aufhängen.
Das Bild kannst du wieder an seinen angestammten Platz hängen.
Meaning
1 senses(informal)To wait; to falter; to avoid proceeding through reluctance.
More definitions
- to lag or linger behind
Examples
3 sentencesYou can hang the picture back in its usual place.
deDas Bild kannst du wieder an seinem angestammten Platz aufhängen.
Yanni hung the picture back up.
The jacket hangs on the back of the chair.
ruКуртка висит на спинке стула.
deDie Jacke hängt über dem Stuhlrücken.
Forms
hangs back, hanging back, hung back, hung back| Base form | hang back · to hang back |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | hangs back |
| Present participle | hanging back |
| Past simple | hung back |
| Past participle | hung back |
irregular · Lesson
Phrasal verbs
12 phrasal verbs- hang upповісити, вішатиTo put up to hang.
- hang outрозслабитися, розслаблятисяTo spend time with somebody; to regularly meet with somebody.
- hang onутримувати, триматиTo wait a moment.
- hang inборотися, витримуватиTo remain in a particular place or status; to survive, maintain, persist, persevere; to resist.
- hang backпереслідувати, тягтиTo wait; to falter; to avoid proceeding through reluctance.
- hang aroundховатися, таїтисяTo stay, linger, or loiter.
- hang offTo hold back; to resist moving forward with something despite pressure or intention to do so; to delay, wait or stay behind.
- hang overTo be threatening, to be imminent.
Synonyms
5 synonymsClose in meaning
- to lag or linger behind:dragtrailget behinddrop behinddrop back
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb