Phrasal Verb - hang on

Phrasal verbs are two or more words that come together to give us a new verb with a different meaning from the original words.

Phrasal Verb:

hang on

Meaning / Example:

1. to wait awhile.
> Hang on a minute. I need to talk to you.
> Hang on. Let me catch up with you.

2. to survive for awhile.

3. [for an illness] to linger or persist.
> This cold has been hanging on for a month.

4. be prepared for fast or rough movement. (Usually a command.)
> Hang on! The train is going very fast.
> Hang on! We're going to crash!

5. to pause in a telephone conversation.
> Please hang on until I get a pen.

A group of words which have a different meaning when used together from the one they would have if you took the meaning of each word separately.

A compilation of 50 phrasal verbs.