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hang on

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Definition of hang on

intransitive verb
1 : to keep hold : hold on to something
2 : to persist tenaciously
  • a cold that hung on all spring
3 : hold on 2
— hang on to
: to hold, grip, or keep tenaciously

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First Known Use of hang on

circa 1719

in the meaning defined at sense 1

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