auf|hängen
Translation
to hang up, to hang, to suspend
Examples
Ich hänge das Bild an die Wand.
I'm hanging the picture on the wall.
Sie hängt die nasse Wäsche auf.
She is hanging up the wet laundry.
Warum hast du einfach aufgehängt?
Why did you just hang up?
Grammar Patterns
((sth.)) ((aufhängen)) to hang sth. up She hung the poster on her wall.
((aufhängen)) to hang up (the phone) He got angry and hung up.
Similar Words
anbringen (to attach), befestigen (to fasten)
Etymology
From 'auf-' (up) and 'hängen' (to hang). Literally 'to hang up'.
Memory Tips
Think of hanging something 'up' ('auf') on a wall. For phone calls, it comes from the action of hanging the receiver 'up' on old phones.