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hung upon

hung upon is the simple past and past participle of hang upon.

Meaning of hang upon

Verb

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

  1. To regard with passionate affection.
    • Beshrew the eyes that hung upon his form on that day with a passionate, greedy, all-absorbing love!1916, Varahaneri Venkatesa Subramaniam Aiyar, The Kural or the Maxims of Tiruvalluvar
  2. To pay overt attention to, as from sycophancy or intense interest.
    • They hung upon his every word.
  3. To hover around.
    • and it was therefore decided merely to take precautions against a raid, fortify certain points on the roads, and bring out a host of irregulars to hang upon the rear and flanks of the enemy1919, Justin Harvey Smith, The War with Mexico
  4. (idiomatic) To depend upon.
    • Everything hangs upon whether the boss agrees.
    Synonyms:
    hang on

Questions about hung upon

What is hung upon the simple past and past participle of?
Hung upon is the simple past and past participle of hang upon.

Words near hung upon in the dictionary

  1. hung up one's boots
  2. hung up one's fiddle
  3. hung up one's hat
  4. hung up one's spurs
  5. hung up the boots
  6. hung upon
  7. hung wei ping
  8. hung with
  9. hung, drawn and quartered
  10. hung, drew and quartered
  11. Hung-an

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