hang
/hæŋ/ verb (hung)Translation
FASTEN [I, T] › to fasten something so that the top part is fixed but the lower part is free to move, or to be fastened in this way
asmak, asılmak, sallandırmak
He hung his coat on the hook behind the door.1947KILL [I, T] (past also hanged) › to kill someone by putting a rope around their neck and making them drop, or to die in this way
idam etmek, asarak idam etmek
The poor woman tried to hang herself with her sheet.1947703IN AIR [I] › to stay in the air for a long time
hang around phrasal verb informal ( also UK hang about) asılı kalmak, havada kalmak, sallanmak
Thick fog hung over the town. → See also be/hang in the balance → See also hang your head (in shame)1594 › to spend time somewhere, usually without doing very much
aylak aylak dolaşmak, oyalanmak, amaçsızca gezinmek
There's nowhere for teenagers to go, so they just hang around on street corners.1859 hang around with sb › to spend time with someone: I got into drugs because I was hanging around with the wrong people.641
hang on phrasal verb WAIT informal › to wait for a short time
kısa süre beklemek, durmak
Hang on - I'm almost finished.1836HOLD › to hold something tightly
hang onto sth phrasal verb informal sıkıca tutmak, bırakmamak, yapışmak, sarılmak
Hang on, we're going over a big bump here.791 › to keep something: You should hang onto that - it might be worth something.789
hang out phrasal verb informal › to spend a lot of time in a particular place or with a particular group of people
hang up phrasal verb belirli yerlerde ve/veya belirli kişilerle uzun zaman geçirmek
1658643769 › to finish a conversation on the telephone by putting the phone down
hang sth up phrasal verb konşumayı bitirmek, ahizeyi yerine koymak, telefonu kapamak
15551219 › to put something such as a coat somewhere where it can hang
asmak, askıya asmak
You can hang up your jacket over there.1947(Definition of hang verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish
© Cambridge University Press)
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