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hang behind

hang behind verb: to linger or remain in a place after an event has completed and others have mostly departed.

Verb

hang behind (third-person singular simple present hangs behind, present participle hanging behind, simple past and past participle hung behind)

  1. To linger or remain in a place after an event has completed and others have mostly departed.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hang, behind.

Forms of hang behind

third-person singular presenthangs behind
present participlehanging behind
past participlehung behind
pasthung behind

Questions about hang behind

What does hang behind mean?
Hang behind means to linger or remain in a place after an event has completed and others have mostly departed.
What part of speech is hang behind?
Hang behind is a verb.
What is the past tense of hang behind?
The past tense of hang behind is hung behind.

Words near hang behind in the dictionary

  1. hang a uey
  2. hang about
  3. hang an arse
  4. hang around
  5. hang back
  6. hang behind
  7. hang by a hair
  8. hang by a thread
  9. hang by the eyelids
  10. hang dog
  11. hang dogs

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