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.
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Parents frame their baby’s footprints to hang on the wall or tuck into keepsake boxes.
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Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 18 May 2026
Bespoke commissions by artists Jo Dumpleton and Mary West hang on either side of the room, bringing together the colors across every surface in the space.
—Bridget Mills-Powell, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 May 2026
The Astros are 19-28, though hanging on to a modicum of momentum after capturing a series against their intrastate rival and winning consecutive games for the first time since May 2-3.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 17 May 2026
The players should hang on to it, Kendall Coyne Schofield said.
—Theodore Tollefson, Twin Cities, 17 May 2026
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Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 18 May 2026
Bespoke commissions by artists Jo Dumpleton and Mary West hang on either side of the room, bringing together the colors across every surface in the space.
—Bridget Mills-Powell, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 May 2026
The Astros are 19-28, though hanging on to a modicum of momentum after capturing a series against their intrastate rival and winning consecutive games for the first time since May 2-3.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 17 May 2026
The players should hang on to it, Kendall Coyne Schofield said.
—Theodore Tollefson, Twin Cities, 17 May 2026
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“Hang on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hang%20on. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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