6 Phrasal Verbs with HANG hang on, hang up, hang out

Hang on to wait for a short time: Sally s on the other phone would you like to hang on Hang up to end a phone conversation: He started shouting so I hung up (on him). Hang out to spend a lot of time in a place or with someone: You still hang out at the pool hall Hang aroung to move or do things slowly, spend time in an area waiting for something Go and pack but don t hang around we have to go in an hour. Hang in said as a way of telling someone to not give up, despite difficulties: Work can get tough in the middle of a term but hang in there and it ll be OK. Hang on someone s every word to pay great attention what a person is saying, to be interested in what he, she is saying: John always hangs on his father s every word