Analysis Complete

hang on

/ hang on /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
hold the phone line open
"Please hang on while I get your folder"
Type of:
expect look await
Entails:
call telephone call up
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Domain:
telephone telephony
verb Sense 2
be persistent, refuse to stop
"he persisted to call me every night"
"The child persisted and kept asking questions"
Type of:
continue uphold carry on
Kinds of:
obstinate ask for it ask for trouble plug plug away
Derived:
doggedness perseverance persistence persistency tenacity
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Something is ----ing PP
verb Sense 3
fix to; attach
"append a charm to the necklace"
Type of:
attach
Kinds of:
subjoin
Derived:
appendage
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
Semantic Complexity
30%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
22
Times Searched
3
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expect look await continue uphold carry on obstinate ask for it ask for trouble plug plug away attach