hang in

1. 1.

   be persistent, refuse to stop

   “he persisted to call me every night”

   “The child persisted and kept asking questions”

   Synonymsperseverepersisthang onhold on

   Broadercontinue

   Narrowerobstinateask for itplugstick to

Questions about hang in

What does hang in mean?

hang in means "be persistent, refuse to stop".

What is another word for hang in?

Close synonyms include persevere, persist, hang on, hold on. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is hang in a common word?

hang in is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.