hang on

Definitions

1. 1

   To wait a moment.

   • Hang on. Let me check.
2. 2

   To hold, grasp, or grip.

   • Hang on to the handle so you don't drop it.
3. 3

   To keep

   To keep; to store something for someone.

   • Hang on to my jacket until I get back.
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   1. 4

      To pay close attention to, or regard with (possibly obsequious) admiration.

      • The audience hangs on his every word.
   2. 5

      To continually believe in something

      To continually believe in something; to have faith in.

      • He's got a philosophy he hangs on to.
   3. 6

      To persevere.

      • Just hang on and keep going; this pain won't last forever.
      • It's such a perfect day, I'm glad I spend it with you / Such a perfect day you just keep me hanging on / You just keep me hanging on
      • Hanging on in quiet desperation is the English way
   4. 7

      To depend upon.

      • Everything hangs on whether the boss agrees.
      • Medically, autism is classified as a neurodevelopmental disorder, hanging on a set of observed and reported behavioral characteristics.
   5. 8

      To weigh down or oppress.

   6. 9

      Used other than figuratively or idiomatically

      Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hang, on.

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