"hang to" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: hangs to [present, singular, third-person], hanging to [participle, present], hung to [participle, past], hung to [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|hang<,,hung> to}} hang to (third-person singular simple present hangs to, present participle hanging to, simple past and past participle hung to)
  1. (transitive) To cling to (something); to hold on to (something); to refuse to give up (something). Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-hang_to-en-verb-uulCIxIs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "to"

Download JSONL data for hang to meaning in English (1.2kB)

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "hangs to",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hanging to",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hung to",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hung to",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "hang<,,hung> to"
      },
      "expansion": "hang to (third-person singular simple present hangs to, present participle hanging to, simple past and past participle hung to)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
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            "Entry maintenance"
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          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English phrasal verbs formed with \"to\"",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To cling to (something); to hold on to (something); to refuse to give up (something)."
      ],
      "id": "en-hang_to-en-verb-uulCIxIs",
      "links": [
        [
          "cling to",
          "cling to"
        ],
        [
          "hold on",
          "hold on"
        ],
        [
          "give up",
          "give up"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To cling to (something); to hold on to (something); to refuse to give up (something)."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "hang to"
}
{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "hangs to",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hanging to",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hung to",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hung to",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "hang<,,hung> to"
      },
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      "name": "en-verb"
    }
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        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English phrasal verbs",
        "English phrasal verbs formed with \"to\"",
        "English transitive verbs",
        "English verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To cling to (something); to hold on to (something); to refuse to give up (something)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "cling to",
          "cling to"
        ],
        [
          "hold on",
          "hold on"
        ],
        [
          "give up",
          "give up"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To cling to (something); to hold on to (something); to refuse to give up (something)."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "hang to"
}

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