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1 hang back
niet vooruit willen; achterblijvenhang back♦voorbeelden:hang back in fear • zich uit vrees afzijdig houden -
2 hang back from doing something
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3 hang back in fear
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4 hang
n. (op)hangen--------v. ophangen; afhankelijk zijn; (in computers) blijft steken; ophouden te werkenhang1[ hæng] 〈 zelfstandig naamwoord〉♦voorbeelden:————————hang21 hangen4 aanhangen ⇒ zich vastklemmen, vast (blijven) zitten5 afhellen7 onbeslist/onzeker zijn♦voorbeelden:don't hang about/(a)round me • hang niet zo om me heenhang on someone's lips • aan iemands lippen hangenshe hung on(to) his every word • zij was één en al oorhang onto something • proberen te (be)houdenhang over one's head • iemand boven het hoofd hangen〈 informeel〉 hang! • verdomme!→ hang about hang about/, hang around hang around/, hang back hang back/, hang on hang on/, hang out hang out/, hang round hang round/, hang together hang together/, hang up hang up/II 〈 overgankelijk werkwoord〉♦voorbeelden:hang someone for murder • iemand wegens moord ophangenhe hanged himself • hij verhing zich3 hang one's head (in shame/guilt) • het hoofd (schuldbewust/vol schaamte) laten hangen〈 informeel〉 hang it (all)! • naar de hel ermee!〈 informeel〉 well, I'm hanged! • wel, verdomme!hang something on someone • iemand de schuld van iets geven
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hang\ back — • hang back • hang off • hang behind 1. To stay some distance behind or away, be unwilling to move forward. Mary offered the little girl candy, but she was shy and hung back. 2. To hesitate or be unwilling to do something. Lou wanted Fred to join … Словарь американских идиом
hang back — ► hang back remain behind. Main Entry: ↑hang … English terms dictionary
hang back — index pause, procrastinate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
hang back — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you hang back, you move or stay slightly behind a person or group, usually because you are nervous about something. [V P] I saw him step forward momentarily but then hang back, nervously massaging his hands. 2) PHRASAL VERB If… … English dictionary
hang back — v. (D; intr.) to hang back from (to hang back from giving information) * * * [ hæŋ bæk] (D; intr.) to hang back from (to hang back from giving information) / … Combinatory dictionary
hang back — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms hang back : present tense I/you/we/they hang back he/she/it hangs back present participle hanging back past tense hung back past participle hung back to not do something immediately because you are not… … English dictionary
hang back from something — ˌhang ˈback (from sth) derived to hesitate because you are nervous about doing or saying sth • I was sure she knew the answer but for some reason she hung back. Main entry: ↑hangderived … Useful english dictionary
hang back — Synonyms and related words: avoid, back down, balance, be dilatory, blench, blink, boggle, cringe, dawdle, debate, deliberate, demur, dodge, drag, draw back, duck, evade, fade, fall back, fall behind, falter, fear, fight shy of, filibuster,… … Moby Thesaurus
hang back — or[hang off] or[hang behind] 1. To stay some distance behind or away, be unwilling to move forward. * /Mary offered the little girl candy, but she was shy and hung back./ 2. To hesitate or be unwilling to do something. * /Lou wanted Fred to join… … Dictionary of American idioms
hang back — or[hang off] or[hang behind] 1. To stay some distance behind or away, be unwilling to move forward. * /Mary offered the little girl candy, but she was shy and hung back./ 2. To hesitate or be unwilling to do something. * /Lou wanted Fred to join… … Dictionary of American idioms
hang back — verb to lag or linger behind (Freq. 1) But in so many other areas we still are dragging • Syn: ↑drag, ↑trail, ↑get behind, ↑drop behind, ↑drop back • Derivationally related forms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary