to hang together
2
4.1
- phrasal verb
- /hæŋ təˈɡɛðər/
:
mantenerse unido
- We may not even hang together as one country.
- we should all hang together
Examples
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From Benjamin Franklin in 1776: "Ay, we must all hang together, or most assuredly we shall all hang separately."
Blog text (25) -
Besides conveying the joy and superlative grace of movement, dance in films became a metaphor for the need of beleaguered people to link up and hang together.
Academic text (2009) -
We must all hang together now, or surely we will all hang separately.
Blog text (21) -
We must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately.
Blog text (9) -
Benjamin Franklin famously stated: "Let us all hang together, or we shall surely hang separately."
Blog text (28) -
But there's no backing out now, for if we do not hang together, we shall most assuredly hang separately.
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As another one of the early American revolutionists memorably said, if we don't hang together, surely we will all hang separately.
Blog text (33) -
The team faced many challenges, but they chose to hang together and support each other.
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In difficult times, it's important for friends to hang together and lift each other's spirits.
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The community decided to hang together during the crisis, ensuring everyone was taken care of.
Synonyms
543
3.3
To work together with other people to reach the same goal
140
2.1
Remain close and loyal to each other during hard times
133
2.7
Stay together and help each other during hard times
90
3.4
Keep parts or people joined and working as one
50
3.4
Gather people or things and organize them to reach a goal
34
3.1
Join with other people to work together for a common purpose
33
3.4
To join others to support the same cause
20
2.6
To help and encourage each other during difficult times
9
4.4
Come together to support each other in hard times
5
3.8
To come together and support the same cause
3
3.5
To make a team stay united and work well under pressure
2
3.9
Make people or groups work closely together as one
Antonyms
How United
33
3.4
133
2.7
2
4.1
543
3.3
- US
529
1.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'to remain united or cooperative' is directly derivable from combining 'hang' (to persist or stay) with 'together' (jointly), yielding the sense 'stay together' or 'remain united.' This is a transparent compositional pattern (verb + adverb) that is cross-linguistically common and should be accessible to a B1 learner who knows the constituent words.
Etymology
Hang together comes from people holding the same rope or bar so they hang and stay together, helping each other not to fall. So if a group 'hangs together', they 'stay united' through hard times.