HANG IN

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Be persistent, refuse to stop

Example:

The child persisted and kept asking questions

Synonyms:

hang in; hang on; hold on; persevere; persist

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "hang in" is one way to...):

bear on; carry on; continue; preserve; uphold (keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "hang in"):

obstinate (persist stubbornly)

ask for it; ask for trouble (persist with actions or an attitude despite the probability that it will cause trouble)

plug; plug away (persist in working hard)

Sentence frames:

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