Hang

//hæŋ//

Synonyms for "hang" (252 found)

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Closest matches (51)

Strong matches (75)

Related words (126)

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Translations

587 translations across 108 languages.

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Afrikaans

4 entries
  • behang verb (to decorate (something) with hanging objects)
  • dryf verb (to float as if suspended)
  • hang verb (to be or remain suspended)
  • hang verb (to float as if suspended)

Ainu

1 entries
  • アッテ verb (to cause to be suspended)

Albanian

4 entries
  • Var verb (to place on a hook)
  • Vjerr (geg) verb (to place on a hook)
  • var verb (to be or remain suspended)
  • var verb (to hold or bear in a suspended or inclined manner or position)

Ancient Greek

3 entries
  • κρεμάννυμαι verb (to be or remain suspended)
  • κρεμάννυμι verb (to cause to be suspended)
  • κρεμάννυμι verb (to place on a hook)

Arabic

4 entries
  • شَنَق verb (to execute by suspension from the neck)
  • شَنَقَ verb (to execute by suspension from the neck)
  • عَلَّق verb (to cause to be suspended)
  • عَلَّق verb (to place on a hook)

Armenian

3 entries
  • կախել verb (to cause to be suspended)
  • կախվել verb (to be or remain suspended)
  • կախվել verb (computing: to stop responding)

Assamese

4 entries
  • অঁৰা verb (to cause to be suspended)
  • আঁৰা verb (to cause to be suspended)
  • ওলমা verb (to be or remain suspended)
  • ওলমোৱা verb (to cause to be suspended)

Azerbaijani

4 entries
  • asmaq verb (to hold or bear in a suspended or inclined manner or position)
  • asmaq verb (to cause to be suspended)
  • asmaq verb (to execute by suspension from the neck)
  • asılmaq verb (to be or remain suspended)

Bashkir

3 entries
  • аҫып үлтереү verb (to execute by suspension from the neck)
  • аҫыу verb (to execute by suspension from the neck)
  • эленеү verb (to be or remain suspended)

Basque

2 entries
  • eseki verb (to cause to be suspended)
  • zintzilikatu verb (to cause to be suspended)

Belarusian

4 entries
  • ве́шаць verb (to hold or bear in a suspended or inclined manner or position)
  • ве́шаць verb (to cause to be suspended)
  • ве́шаць verb (to execute by suspension from the neck)
  • вісе́ць verb (to be or remain suspended)

Bengali

4 entries
  • ঝোলা verb (to be or remain suspended)
  • ঝোলানো verb (to cause to be suspended)
  • ঝোলানো verb (to place on a hook)
  • ফাঁসি দেওয়া verb (to execute by suspension from the neck)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • бе́ся verb (to execute by suspension from the neck)
  • вися́ verb (to be or remain suspended)
  • накла́ням verb (to hold or bear in a suspended or inclined manner or position)
  • обе́свам verb (to execute by suspension from the neck)

Burmese

2 entries
  • ချိတ်ဆွဲ verb (to cause to be suspended)
  • ဆွဲ verb (to be or remain suspended)

Campidanese Sardinian

1 entries
  • appiccai verb (to place on a hook)

Catalan

4 entries
  • bloquejar verb (computing: to cause (a program or computer) to stop responding)
  • bloquejar-se verb (computing: to stop responding)
  • encallar verb (computing: to cause (a program or computer) to stop responding)
  • encallar-se verb (computing: to stop responding)

Cebuano

1 entries
  • bitay verb (to be or remain suspended)

Chechen

1 entries
  • олла verb (to be or remain suspended)

Cherokee

1 entries
  • ᎦᏔ verb (to be or remain suspended)

Chinese Cantonese

2 entries
  • 掛 /挂 verb (to be or remain suspended)
  • 掛 /挂 verb (to cause to be suspended)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries
  • 懸 /悬 verb (to hold or bear in a suspended or inclined manner or position)
  • 懸掛 /悬挂 verb (to hold or bear in a suspended or inclined manner or position)
  • 掛 /挂 verb (to be or remain suspended)
  • 掛 /挂 verb (to hold or bear in a suspended or inclined manner or position)

Church Slavic

1 entries
  • висѣти verb (to be or remain suspended)

Czech

4 entries
  • kousnout se verb (computing: to stop responding)
  • oběsit verb (to execute by suspension from the neck)
  • ověsit verb (to decorate (something) with hanging objects)
  • pověsit verb (to hold or bear in a suspended or inclined manner or position)

Dalmatian

1 entries
  • piandar verb (to be or remain suspended)

Danish

1 entries
  • hænge verb (to be or remain suspended)

Dutch

4 entries
  • (in de lucht) hangen verb (to float as if suspended)
  • behangen verb (to apply (wallpaper or drywall to a wall))
  • behangen verb (to decorate (something) with hanging objects)
  • hangen verb (to be or remain suspended)

Esperanto

4 entries
  • elmontri verb (to exhibit by hanging)
  • frostigi verb (computing: to cause (a program or computer) to stop responding)
  • frostiĝi verb (computing: to stop responding)
  • klini verb (to hold or bear in a suspended or inclined manner or position)

Even

1 entries
  • ноктай verb (to be or remain suspended)

Evenki

1 entries
  • локоми verb (to be or remain suspended)

Faroese

2 entries
  • heingja verb (to cause to be suspended)
  • heingja verb (to execute by suspension from the neck)

Finnish

4 entries
  • hengailla verb (informal: to loiter)
  • hirttää verb (to execute by suspension from the neck)
  • joutua uhatuksi verb (chess: to cause to become vulnerable to capture)
  • jumittaa verb (computing: to cause (a program or computer) to stop responding)

French

4 entries
  • accrocher verb (to place on a hook)
  • baisser verb (to hold or bear in a suspended or inclined manner or position)
  • enhucher verb (to place on a hook)
  • exposer verb (to exhibit by hanging)

Friulian

1 entries
  • pendâ verb (to be or remain suspended)

Galician

4 entries
  • colgar verb (to be or remain suspended)
  • colgar verb (to cause to be suspended)
  • colgar verb (to place on a hook)
  • colgar verb (to execute by suspension from the neck)

Gallurese

1 entries
  • appiccà verb (to place on a hook)

Georgian

2 entries
  • კიდება verb (to be or remain suspended)
  • ჩამოკიდება verb (to cause to be suspended)

German

4 entries
  • aufhängen verb (to cause to be suspended)
  • aufhängen verb (to place on a hook)
  • aufhängen verb (to be executed using gallows)
  • aufhängen verb (to apply (wallpaper or drywall to a wall))

Gothic

2 entries
  • 𐌷𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌽 verb (to be or remain suspended)
  • 𐌷𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌽 verb (to cause to be suspended)

Greek

1 entries
  • κρεμάω verb (to be or remain suspended)

Hebrew

1 entries
  • תָּלָה verb (to cause to be suspended)

Higaonon

1 entries
  • bitay verb (to be or remain suspended)

Hiligaynon

1 entries
  • bitay verb (to be or remain suspended)

Hindi

3 entries
  • टांगना verb (to cause to be suspended)
  • लटकना verb (to be or remain suspended)
  • लटकाना verb (to cause to be suspended)

Hungarian

4 entries
  • akaszt verb (to hold or bear in a suspended or inclined manner or position)
  • akaszt verb (to cause to be suspended)
  • akaszt verb (to place on a hook)
  • bemutat verb (to exhibit by hanging)

Icelandic

1 entries
  • hanga verb (to be or remain suspended)

Ido

3 entries
  • pendar verb (to be or remain suspended)
  • pendar verb (to place on a hook)
  • pendar verb (to execute by suspension from the neck)

Indonesian

2 entries
  • heng verb (computing: to stop responding)
  • heng verb (computing: to cause (a program or computer) to stop responding)

Ingrian

1 entries
  • kuristaa verb (to execute by suspension from the neck)

Ingush

1 entries
  • олла verb (to be or remain suspended)

Italian

4 entries
  • appendere verb (to cause to be suspended)
  • appendere verb (to place on a hook)
  • bloccarsi verb (computing: to cause (a program or computer) to stop responding)
  • bloccarsi verb (chess: to cause to become vulnerable to capture)

Japanese

3 entries
  • 掛かる verb (to be or remain suspended)
  • 掛ける verb (to hold or bear in a suspended or inclined manner or position)
  • 掛ける verb (to cause to be suspended)

Kazakh

4 entries
  • асу verb (to cause to be suspended)
  • асылу verb (to be or remain suspended)
  • асылып тұру verb (to be or remain suspended)
  • ілу verb (to cause to be suspended)

Khmer

4 entries
  • បន្តោក verb (to cause to be suspended)
  • បន្តោង verb (to cause to be suspended)
  • ព្យួរ verb (to be or remain suspended)
  • ព្យួរ verb (to cause to be suspended)

Korean

4 entries
  • 걸다 verb (to hold or bear in a suspended or inclined manner or position)
  • 걸다 verb (to cause to be suspended)
  • 걸리다 verb (to be or remain suspended)
  • 매달다 verb (to cause to be suspended)

Kyrgyz

4 entries
  • асуу verb (to cause to be suspended)
  • асылып туруу verb (to be or remain suspended)
  • илинип туруу verb (to be or remain suspended)
  • илүү verb (to cause to be suspended)

Lao

3 entries
  • ຫ້ອຍ verb (to cause to be suspended)
  • ແຂວນ verb (to be or remain suspended)
  • ແຂວນ verb (to cause to be suspended)

Latin

3 entries
  • pendeō verb (to be or remain suspended)
  • pendō verb (to cause to be suspended)
  • sedeo verb (to exhibit by hanging)

Lombard

1 entries
  • pend verb (to be or remain suspended)

Low German

1 entries
  • hängen verb (to be or remain suspended)

Macedonian

4 entries
  • беси verb (to hold or bear in a suspended or inclined manner or position)
  • виси verb (to be or remain suspended)
  • закачи verb (to cause to be suspended)
  • закачува verb (to cause to be suspended)

Manchu

2 entries
  • ᠯᠠᡴᡳᠶᠠᠮᠪᡳ verb (to be or remain suspended)
  • ᡶᠠᠰᡳᠮᠪᡳ verb (to execute by suspension from the neck)

Mongolian

4 entries
  • дүүжлэх verb (to cause to be suspended)
  • дүүжлэх verb (to execute by suspension from the neck)
  • зүүх verb (to cause to be suspended)
  • унжих verb (to be or remain suspended)

Māori

4 entries
  • tare verb (to be or remain suspended)
  • tāepa verb (to cause to be suspended)
  • tāepaepa verb (to cause to be suspended)
  • tākawe verb (to be or remain suspended)

Nanai

1 entries
  • локтари verb (to be or remain suspended)

Neapolitan

3 entries
  • 'mpiccà verb (to execute by suspension from the neck)
  • appenne verb (to cause to be suspended)
  • appenne verb (to execute by suspension from the neck)

Northern Altai

1 entries
  • илерге verb (to cause to be suspended)

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries
  • henge verb (to be or remain suspended)

Occitan

1 entries
  • penjar verb (to be or remain suspended)

Odia

1 entries
  • ଝୁଲାଇବା verb (to hold or bear in a suspended or inclined manner or position)

Old East Slavic

1 entries
  • висѣти verb (to be or remain suspended)

Old English

2 entries
  • āhōn verb (to be or remain suspended)
  • āhōn verb (to be executed using gallows)

Ossetian

1 entries
  • ауындзын verb (to hold or bear in a suspended or inclined manner or position)

Ottoman Turkish

3 entries
  • آصمق verb (to cause to be suspended)
  • آصمق verb (to place on a hook)
  • آصمق verb (to execute by suspension from the neck)

Persian

4 entries
  • آویختن verb (to cause to be suspended)
  • آویزان بودن verb (to be or remain suspended)
  • آویزان شدن verb (to be or remain suspended)
  • آویزان کردن verb (to cause to be suspended)

Polish

4 entries
  • obwiesić verb (to decorate (something) with hanging objects)
  • obwieszać verb (to decorate (something) with hanging objects)
  • podstawiać verb (chess: to cause to become vulnerable to capture)
  • podstawić verb (chess: to cause to become vulnerable to capture)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • andar verb (informal: to loiter)
  • enforcar verb (to execute by suspension from the neck)
  • estar pendurado verb (to be or remain suspended)
  • estar suspenso verb (to be or remain suspended)

Quechua

4 entries
  • araway verb (to execute by suspension from the neck)
  • haraway verb (to execute by suspension from the neck)
  • warkui verb (to be or remain suspended)
  • warkuy verb (to be or remain suspended)

Romanian

3 entries
  • agăța verb (to place on a hook)
  • atârna verb (to be or remain suspended)
  • spânzura verb (to execute by suspension from the neck)

Romansch

1 entries
  • pender verb (to be or remain suspended)

Russian

4 entries
  • ве́шать verb (to hold or bear in a suspended or inclined manner or position)
  • ве́шать verb (to cause to be suspended)
  • ве́шать verb (to place on a hook)
  • ве́шать verb (to execute by suspension from the neck)

Sardinian

2 entries
  • appiccare verb (to place on a hook)
  • pendhere verb (to be or remain suspended)

Sassarese

1 entries
  • appiccè verb (to place on a hook)

Scottish Gaelic

4 entries
  • croch verb (to be or remain suspended)
  • croch verb (to hold or bear in a suspended or inclined manner or position)
  • croch verb (to cause to be suspended)
  • croch verb (to place on a hook)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • obesiti verb (to hold or bear in a suspended or inclined manner or position)
  • obesiti verb (to execute by suspension from the neck)
  • objesiti verb (to hold or bear in a suspended or inclined manner or position)
  • objesiti verb (to cause to be suspended)

Sicilian

4 entries
  • chiantarisi verb (chess: to cause to become vulnerable to capture)
  • chiantarisi verb (chess: to be vulnerable to capture)
  • penniri verb (to be or remain suspended)
  • penniri verb (to execute by suspension from the neck)

Slovak

4 entries
  • obesiť verb (to execute by suspension from the neck)
  • vešať verb (to hold or bear in a suspended or inclined manner or position)
  • vešať verb (to execute by suspension from the neck)
  • visieť verb (to be or remain suspended)

Slovene

4 entries
  • obesiti verb (to hold or bear in a suspended or inclined manner or position)
  • obesiti verb (to cause to be suspended)
  • obesiti verb (to place on a hook)
  • obesiti verb (to execute by suspension from the neck)

Southern Altai

2 entries
  • азар verb (to cause to be suspended)
  • илер verb (to cause to be suspended)

Spanish

4 entries
  • aforcar verb (to execute by suspension from the neck)
  • ahorcar verb (to execute by suspension from the neck)
  • colgar verb (to cause to be suspended)
  • colgar verb (to place on a hook)

Swedish

3 entries
  • hänga verb (to be or remain suspended)
  • hänga verb (to execute by suspension from the neck)
  • hänga verb (informal: to loiter)

Tagalog

2 entries
  • bitin verb (to be or remain suspended)
  • ibitin verb (to be or remain suspended)

Tajik

4 entries
  • баркашидан verb (to cause to be suspended)
  • овезон будан verb (to be or remain suspended)
  • овезон кардан verb (to cause to be suspended)
  • овезон шудан verb (to be or remain suspended)

Tamil

4 entries
  • அலை verb (informal: to loiter)
  • ஊசலாடு verb (to remain persistently in one's thoughts)
  • ஒட்டு verb (to apply (wallpaper or drywall to a wall))
  • சுற்று verb (informal: to loiter)

Telugu

4 entries
  • ఉరితీయబడు verb (to execute by suspension from the neck)
  • ఉరితీయు verb (to execute by suspension from the neck)
  • వేలాడదీయు verb (to cause to be suspended)
  • వేలాడు verb (to be or remain suspended)

Thai

4 entries
  • วาง verb (computing: to stop responding)
  • วาง verb (computing: to cause (a program or computer) to stop responding)
  • ห้อย verb (to be or remain suspended)
  • ห้อย verb (to hold or bear in a suspended or inclined manner or position)

Tocharian B

1 entries
  • länk verb (to be or remain suspended)

Turkish

4 entries
  • asmak verb (to cause to be suspended)
  • asmak verb (to execute by suspension from the neck)
  • asılı durmak verb (to be or remain suspended)
  • asılı olmak verb (to be or remain suspended)

Tày

1 entries
  • các verb (to hold or bear in a suspended or inclined manner or position)

Ukrainian

4 entries
  • висі́ти verb (to be or remain suspended)
  • ві́шати verb (to hold or bear in a suspended or inclined manner or position)
  • ві́шати verb (to cause to be suspended)
  • ві́шати verb (to place on a hook)

Upper Sorbian

2 entries
  • wisać verb (to be or remain suspended)
  • wěšeć verb (to cause to be suspended)

Urdu

2 entries
  • لٹکانا verb (to cause to be suspended)
  • لٹکنا verb (to be or remain suspended)

Uzbek

3 entries
  • ilmoq verb (to cause to be suspended)
  • osilib turmoq verb (to be or remain suspended)
  • osmoq verb (to cause to be suspended)

Venetan

3 entries
  • pendar verb (to be or remain suspended)
  • picar verb (to be or remain suspended)
  • pénder verb (to be or remain suspended)

Vietnamese

4 entries
  • làm treo verb (computing: to cause (a program or computer) to stop responding)
  • treo verb (to be or remain suspended)
  • treo verb (to cause to be suspended)
  • treo verb (to place on a hook)

Volapük

1 entries
  • lägön verb (to cause to be suspended)

Yakut

1 entries
  • ыйаа verb (to cause to be suspended)

Yiddish

1 entries
  • הענגען verb (to be or remain suspended)

Zazaki

1 entries
  • darden verb (to be or remain suspended)

Sample sentences

53 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Hang in there. You can do it!

Source: tatoeba (20773)

Hang your coat on the hook.

Source: tatoeba (21245)

If we hang tight, I'm sure we can make it through these bad times.

Source: tatoeba (23510)

Years ago, she used to hang around with a bunch of bikers.

Source: tatoeba (24466)

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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.