hang up — to end a telephone conversation by putting down the phone or pressing the end call button
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to end a telephone conversation by putting down the phone or pressing the end call button
Pronunciation (IPA): /hæŋ ʌp/
Korean meaning: 전화를 끊다
Korean pronunciation: **행** 업
Example Sentences
- My mom always hangs up on telemarketers before they finish their first sentence.
- Don't forget to hang up your graduation gown carefully.
- The meeting got hung up on whether pineapple belongs on pizza.
hang up
VERB//hæŋ ʌp//
to end a telephone conversation by putting down the phone or pressing the end call button
to end a telephone conversation by putting down the phone or pressing the end call button
Hang up with a bang up, while they gang up behind you!
🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
'hang'는 고대 영어 'hangian'에서 유래했으며, 'up'과 결합하여 '위로 걸다'는 의미에서 시작해 전화를 끊는 행위로 확장되었습니다. 과거 벽걸이 전화기에서 수화기를 걸어두는 동작에서 유래한 표현입니다.
🎵Rhyme
🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“My mom always hangs up on telemarketers before they finish their first sentence.”
“Don't forget to hang up your graduation gown carefully.”
“The meeting got hung up on whether pineapple belongs on pizza.”
“He accidentally hung up on his boss during an important call.”
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