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hung

 

[ hสŒล‹ ]

Verb / Adjective
Context #1 | Verb

suspending something

The term 'hung' refers to the past tense of the verb 'hang', which means to suspend or attach something from above. This can refer to items like picture frames or clothing that are hung for display or storage.

Synonyms

attached, dangled, suspended

Examples of usage

  • She hung the painting on the wall.
  • He hung his coat on the hook.
  • The boy hung the bird feeder from the tree.
Context #2 | Adjective

past participle

'Hung' can also describe the state of something that has been suspended. For example, when a person is 'hung out to dry', it indicates they have been left in a difficult situation without support.

Synonyms

dangled, suspended

Examples of usage

  • The clothes are hung out to dry.
  • He felt hung out to dry after the betrayal.
  • The decorations were hung beautifully.

Translations

Translations of the word "hung" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น pendurado

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคฒเคŸเค•เคพ เคนเฅเค†

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช hรคngend

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ tergantung

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะฟั–ะดะฒั–ัะฝะธะน

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ wiszฤ…cy

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ใถใ‚‰ไธ‹ใŒใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท suspendu

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ colgado

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท asฤฑlฤฑ

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ๋งค๋‹ฌ๋ฆฐ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ู…ุนู„ู‚

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ zavฤ›ลกenรฝ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ zavesenรฝ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๆ‚ฌๆŒ‚็š„

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ obeลกeni

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ hengjandi

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ั–ะปัƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒ›แƒแƒ™แƒ˜แƒ“แƒ”แƒ‘แƒฃแƒšแƒ˜

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ asฤฑlฤฑ

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ colgado

Etymology

The word 'hang' has Old English origins with the word 'hangian', which meant to cause to hang. It has cognates in other Germanic languages, such as Old Norse 'hengja' and German 'hangen'. The usage of 'hung' as the past tense and past participle of 'hang' developed in Middle English, with the change in pronunciation reflecting shifts in the language. Notably, a distinction arose between uses related to physical suspension and others in idiomatic expressions. The evolution of this term demonstrates how language adapts over time, but also how certain phrases remain rooted in the history of human experience.

Word Frequency Rank

Ranking #3,646, this word is part of upper-intermediate vocabulary. While not among the most basic terms, it appears often enough to be valuable for advanced communication.