Synonyms for hang on
hang on

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1. append, tag on, tack on, tack, hang onverb

   fix to; attach

   "append a charm to the necklace"

   Synonyms:
   tack together, assemble, interchange, supply, put together, hang in, set up, tack, alternate, persist, add, tag on, affix, append, flip-flop, supplement, tack on, flip, baste, piece, switch, hold on, hold the line, add on, persevere, wear round

2. persevere, persist, hang in, hang on, hold onverb

   be persistent, refuse to stop

   "he persisted to call me every night"; "The child persisted and kept asking questions"

   Synonyms:
   run, stay, keep, die hard, append, hang in, tack, persist, hold on, tag on, tack on, prevail, persevere, remain, endure, grasp, stop, hold the line

3. hang on, hold the line, hold onverb

   hold the phone line open

   "Please hang on while I get your folder"

   Synonyms:
   append, hold the line, tag on, hang in, tack, keep, persist, persevere, hold on, stop, tack on, grasp

Matched Categories

1. • Attach
   • Continue
   • Telephone
   • Wait

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1. hang on

   Synonyms:
   rely on, depend on, wait on, dance attendance on

2. hang on

   Synonyms:
   continue, last, be protracted

3. hang on

   Synonyms:
   stick, cling, keep hold, hold fast, hold on, stick to

Suggested Resources

1. hang on

   Read the full text of the Hang On poem by Kurt Philip Behm on the Poetry.com website.

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How to use hang on in a sentence?

1. Toby Jones:

   'Good luck with that, I hope it all works out for you. That sounds like a really bad idea to me. That's my first response to that, (Producers later said) 'Well we have found these actors' and that's when I go 'Ah alright, hang on I want to be part of it'.

2. Guy Hayward-Cole:

   Smart investors are thinking hang on a second, UK Inc isn't just going to dissolve and shut up shop.

3. Franklin D. Roosevelt:

   When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.

4. Eric Hoffer:

   We have perhaps a natural fear of ends. We would rather be always on the way than arrive. Given the means, we hang on to them and often forget the ends.

5. Benjamin Schachter:

   Just as investors hang on to services as Apple's life preserver in the choppy seas, Apple Music is going to float away.