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- [hang in th air]
- /hæŋ ɪn ðɛər/
- /hæŋ ɪn ðeə(r)/
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- [hang in th air]
- /hæŋ ɪn ðɛər/
Definitions of hang in there words
- verb with object hang in there to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend. 1
- verb with object hang in there to attach or suspend so as to allow free movement: to hang a pendulum. 1
- verb with object hang in there to place in position or fasten so as to allow easy or ready movement. 1
- verb with object hang in there to put to death by suspending by the neck from a gallows, gibbet, yardarm, or the like. 1
- verb with object hang in there to suspend (oneself) by the neck until dead: He hanged himself from a beam in the attic. 1
- verb with object hang in there to fasten to a cross; crucify. 1
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Origin of hang in there
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; fusion of 3 verbs: (1) Middle English, Old English hōn to hang (transitive), cognate with Gothic hāhan, orig. *haghan; (2) Middle English hang(i)en, Old English hangian to hang (intransitive), cognate with German hangen; (3) Middle English henge < Old Norse hengja (transitive), cognate with German hängen to hang
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Parts of speech for Hang in there
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hang in there popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
hang in there usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for hang in there
verb hang in there
- stand for — (of a person) to be in an upright position on the feet.
- tolerate — to allow the existence, presence, practice, or act of without prohibition or hindrance; permit.
- accept — If you accept something that you have been offered, you say yes to it or agree to take it.
- defer — If you defer an event or action, you arrange for it to happen at a later date, rather than immediately or at the previously planned time.
- stomach — Anatomy, Zoology. a saclike enlargement of the alimentary canal, as in humans and certain animals, forming an organ for storing, diluting, and digesting food. such an organ or an analogous portion of the alimentary canal when divided into two or more sections or parts. any one of these sections.
Antonyms for hang in there
verb hang in there
- disallow — to refuse to allow; reject; veto: to disallow a claim for compensation.
- refuse — to decline to accept (something offered): to refuse an award.
- reject — to refuse to have, take, recognize, etc.: to reject the offer of a better job.
- repudiate — to reject as having no authority or binding force: to repudiate a claim.
- contradict — If you contradict someone, you say that what they have just said is wrong, or suggest that it is wrong by saying something different.
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