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leave someone hanging

leave someone hanging verb: to leave someone waiting in anticipation of one's response.

Verb

leave someone hanging (third-person singular simple present leaves someone hanging, present participle leaving someone hanging, simple past and past participle left someone hanging)

  1. To leave someone waiting in anticipation of one's response.

leave someone hanging meaning in Tagalog

leave someone hanging in Tagalog

Translations
mang-iwan sa ere

Forms of leave someone hanging

third-person singular presentleaves someone hanging
present participleleaving someone hanging
past participleleft someone hanging
pastleft someone hanging

Questions about leave someone hanging

What does leave someone hanging mean?
Leave someone hanging means to leave someone waiting in anticipation of one's response.
What is leave someone hanging in Tagalog?
Leave someone hanging in Tagalog is mang-iwan sa ere. See Leave someone hanging meaning in Tagalog.
What part of speech is leave someone hanging?
Leave someone hanging is a verb.
What is the past tense of leave someone hanging?
The past tense of leave someone hanging is left someone hanging.

Words near leave someone hanging in the dictionary

  1. leave one's stamp
  2. leave out
  3. leave over
  4. leave someone at the altar
  5. leave someone cold
  6. leave someone hanging
  7. leave someone high and dry
  8. leave someone holding the baby
  9. leave someone holding the bag
  10. leave someone in the dust
  11. leave someone in the lurch

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