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hang in

hang in verb: to remain in a particular place or status; to survive, maintain, persist, persevere; to resist.

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To remain in a particular place or status; to survive, maintain, persist, persevere; to resist.
    • hang in there
    • It feels important to me to have people like yourself who have "hung in" through the various changes and the various battles, because you have such a wealth of information.1989 December 3, Pam Mitchell, Ronnie Gilbert, “Carrying On The Honorable Tradition Of 'Protest Music'”, in Gay Community News, volume 17, number 21, page 8

Forms of hang in

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

Questions about hang in

What does hang in mean?
Hang in means to remain in a particular place or status; to survive, maintain, persist, persevere; to resist.
What part of speech is hang in?
Hang in is a verb.
What is the past tense of hang in?
The past tense of hang in is hung in.

Words near hang in in the dictionary

  1. hang glider
  2. hang gliders
  3. hang gliding
  4. Hang Hau
  5. hang heavy
  6. hang in
  7. hang in the balance
  8. hang it
  9. hang loose
  10. hang loose sign
  11. hang loose signs

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