hanging
The act of hanging a person by the neck in order to kill that personThe act of hanging a person (or oneself) by the neck in order to kill that person (or to commit suicide).
» Tom committed suicide by hanging himself.
Tom hat Selbstmord durch Erhängen begangen. — Micsmithel
Том покончил с собой, повесившись. — marafon
Том наклав на себе руки, повісившись. — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)The act of hanging a person (or oneself) by the neck in order to kill that person (or to commit suicide).
Hanging is the punishment for one convicted of war crimes, there.
The hanging of the bandits was attended by the whole village.
Erhängung
пове́шениеpovéšenije
the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely)
(countable)Anything that is hung as a decorative element (such as curtains, gobelins, or posters).
The various hangings on that Christmas tree look nice.
Behang, Erhängung
сви́токsvítok, пове́шениеpovéšenije
(uncountable)The way in which hangings (decorations) are arranged.
I dislike the cramped hanging in the gallery of 18th century painters.
Hängung
гобеле́нgobelén, драпиро́вкаdrapiróvka
Examples
669 sentencesTom committed suicide by hanging himself.
Том наклав на себе руки, повісившись. — deniko
ruТом покончил с собой, повесившись. — marafon
deTom hat Selbstmord durch Erhängen begangen. — Micsmithel
It's fun hanging out with Tom.
Тусити з Томом - одне задоволення. — deniko
ruС Томом весело тусоваться. — sharptoothed
I like hanging out with Tom.
Мені подобається проводити час із Томом. — deniko
It's fun hanging out with Tom and Mary.
Проводити час з Томом та Мері дуже весело. — deniko
It's a lot of fun hanging out with Tom.
Проводити час з Томом дуже весело. — deniko
ruОчень весело тусоваться с Томом. — Balamax
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 3
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Origin
From Middle English hangynge, honginge, equivalent to hang + -ing. Compare Old English henFrom Middle English hangynge, honginge, equivalent to hang + -ing. Compare Old English hengen (“hanging”) and hōhing (“hanging”).
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Forms
plural: hangingsSynonyms
7 synonyms- decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window:wall hanging
- the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely):suspensiondangling
Word family
9 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
12 patterns- hanging out with
- enjoy hanging out
- been hanging out
- fun hanging out
- like hanging out
- enjoy hanging
- really enjoy hanging
- hanging out together
- fun hanging
- hanging around
- hanging on the
- has been hanging