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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Rain will end in northern areas first, but will hang on through lunch time closer to the Potomac River.
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Cutter Martin, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025
The sign is now hanging on the fence separating the park and the school’s basketball court.
—Amy Delaura, The Washington Examiner, 21 Nov. 2025
Surrounding it were various objects, including Japanese traditional cloths hanging on the wall.
—Ahmed Naji, The Dial, 18 Nov. 2025
Ideas and names were jotted down in purple ink by Berry on two blank pieces of paper that hung on a wall.
—Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 17 Nov. 2025
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Cutter Martin, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025
The sign is now hanging on the fence separating the park and the school’s basketball court.
—Amy Delaura, The Washington Examiner, 21 Nov. 2025
Surrounding it were various objects, including Japanese traditional cloths hanging on the wall.
—Ahmed Naji, The Dial, 18 Nov. 2025
Ideas and names were jotted down in purple ink by Berry on two blank pieces of paper that hung on a wall.
—Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 17 Nov. 2025
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“Hang on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hang%20on. Accessed 25 Nov. 2025.
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