hang on
verb
hung on; hanging on; hangs on
1
: to keep hold : hold on to something
2
: to persist tenaciously
a cold that hung on all spring
3
: hold on sense 2
I'll get the answer if you can hang on.
see also hang on to
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Behind this decision is the fact that the family is barely hanging on.
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The Swedish flag hangs on the country’s central bank.
—Holly Ellyatt,annette Weisbach, CNBC, 17 Dec. 2025
Their season was hanging on by a thread.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 16 Dec. 2025
Dresses hung on a line in the courtyard.
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Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 17 Dec. 2025
The Swedish flag hangs on the country’s central bank.
—Holly Ellyatt,annette Weisbach, CNBC, 17 Dec. 2025
Their season was hanging on by a thread.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 16 Dec. 2025
Dresses hung on a line in the courtyard.
—Literary Hub, 16 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hang on
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“Hang on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hang%20on. Accessed 20 Dec. 2025.
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