hang on
To wait a momentTo wait a moment.
» Hang your coat on the hook.
Häng deinen Mantel an den Haken.
Повешай своё пальто на крючок.
Повесь своё пальто на крючок.
Повесьте Ваше пальто на крючок.
Вішайте ваше пальто на гачок.
Meaning
9 senses(figuratively, idiomatic, imperative)To wait a moment.
Hang on. Let me check.
kurz warten
(figuratively, idiomatic)To hold, grasp, or grip.
Hang on to the handle so you don't drop it.
festhalten
hold the phone line open
(figuratively, idiomatic)To keep; to store something for someone.
Hang on to my jacket until I get back.
aufbewahren, halten
(figuratively, idiomatic)To pay close attention to, or regard with (possibly obsequious) admiration.
The audience hangs on his every word.
hängen an
(figuratively, idiomatic)To continually believe in something; to have faith in.
He's got a philosophy he hangs on to.
festhalten
приде́рживатьсяpridérživatʹsja
(figuratively, idiomatic)To persevere.
Just hang on and keep going; this pain won't last forever.
durchhalten, dranbleiben
держатьсяderžatʹsja
(figuratively, idiomatic)To depend upon.
Everything hangs on whether the boss agrees.
(figuratively, idiomatic)To weigh down or oppress.
(figuratively, idiomatic)Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hang, on.
Examples
277 sentencesHang your coat on the hook.
Вішайте ваше пальто на гачок.
ruПовешай своё пальто на крючок.
deHäng deinen Mantel an den Haken.
Don't you hang up on me.
Не вішай слухавку, коли ти зі мною розмовляєш.
ruНе вздумай положить трубку.
deWehe, du legst jetzt den Hörer auf.
Hang on a minute.
Зачекай хвилину.
deHalt mal kurz.
Hang on a second.
Зачекай секунду.
deWarte mal kurz!
Hang on just one moment.
Почекай-но хвилинку.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 5
Forms
hangs on, hanging on, hung on, hung onPhrasal 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
13 synonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons 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