hang on

See also: hangon

English

hang on (third-person singular simple present hangs on, present participle hanging on, simple past and past participle hung on)

(idiomatic) To wait a moment (usually imperative).
Hang on. Let me check.
To hold, grasp, or grip.
Hang on to the handle so you don't drop it.
- 1913, Joseph C. Lincoln, chapter 7, in Mr. Pratt's Patients:
  Old Applegate, in the stern, just set and looked at me, and Lord James, amidship, waved both arms and kept hollering for help. I took a couple of everlasting big strokes and managed to grab hold of the skiff's rail, close to the stern. Then, for a jiffy, I hung on and fought for breath.
(idiomatic) To keep; to store something for someone.
Hang on to my jacket until I get back.
(idiomatic) To pay close attention to, or regard with (possibly obsequious) admiration.
The audience hangs on his every word.
(idiomatic) To continually believe in something; to have faith in.
He's got a philosophy he hangs on to.
(idiomatic) To persevere.
Just hang on and keep going; this pain won't last forever.
- 1972 : Perfect Day by Lou Reed
  It's such a perfect day, I'm glad I spend it with you
  
  Such a perfect day you just keep me hanging on
  
  You just keep me hanging on

wait a minute

to hold, grasp, or grip

to keep; to store something for someone

continually believe in something

persevere

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