verb

hang

Translation

to hang, to suspend, to execute

Please hang your coat on the hook.

The picture hangs on the wall.

Let's hang out this weekend.

He was hanged for his crimes.

to hang ((sth.)) ((on sth.)) to suspend (sth.) from (sth.) Please hang your coat on the hook.

((sth.)) hangs ((on sth.)) (sth.) is suspended from (sth.) The picture hangs on the wall.

to hang out ((with sb.)) to spend time relaxing with (sb.) Let's hang out this weekend.

to hang ((sb.)) to execute (sb.) by suspending them by the neck He was hanged for his crimes.

Synonyms: suspend, dangle

From Old English 'hon', related to German 'hängen'.

Picture hanging a coat on a hanger. Remember the special past tense 'hanged' is used for executions, while 'hung' is for everything else.