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Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

1. være festet øverst og holdt oppe i en viss avstand fra gulv eller bakke (og med mulighet til å svinge eller dingle);
   sitte fast høyt oppe to be attached at the top and held up some distance above the floor or the ground (with room to swing or dangle);
   to be fixed fast high up
   • henge og dingle i et tau to hang dangling from a rope
   • det henger mye frukt på trærne there is a lot of fruit hanging on the trees
   • det hang malerier på alle veggene there were paintings hanging on every wall
   • det hang klessnorer mellom husene washing lines were strung between the houses
   • håret hang ned i øynene his hair hung down into his eyes
   • klesvasken hang på snora the washing was hanging on the line
   • ha et smykke hengende om halsen to wear a pendant round one's neck
   • det hang noen stygge skavler oppe i bratthenget some nasty snow cornices hung up on the steep slope
2. holde seg svevende på samme sted to stay hovering in one place
   • en drone hang i lufta a drone hung in the air
   • røyken hang over husene the smoke hung over the houses
   • månen henger like over åskanten the moon hangs just above the ridge
3. sige eller bøye seg løst eller slapt ned to sag or droop down loosely or limply
   • henge med halen to let one's tail droop
   • magen hang ut over beltet his belly hung out over his belt
   brukt som adjektiv used as an adjective

   • stå med hengende armer to stand with one's arms dangling
   • en rose med hengende hode a rose with a drooping head
4. om person: være bøyd (over noe);
   være sammensunket used about a person: to be bent (over something);
   to be slumped
   • hun hang ut av vinduet she was leaning out of the window
   • henge over bøkene to pore over one's books
   • sitte og henge på stolen to sit slouched in one's chair
5. oppholde seg et sted uten å ha et bestemt mål eller ærend;
   drive (III, 8)to wander about to spend time somewhere without any particular aim or errand;
   to wander aboutdrive (III, 8)
   • ungdommer som henger på kjøpesenteret hele dagen young people who hang around the shopping centre all day
6. holde seg fast og la seg slepe med;
   klamre seg til to hold on and let oneself be dragged along;
   to cling to
   • syklisten hang etter bilen the cyclist was hanging on behind the car
   • han hang i armen på faren he was hanging on his father's arm
   • henge rundt halsen på noen to hang round someone's neck
7. være fast eller festet to stay stuck fast or attached
   • henge fast i noe to be stuck fast to something
   • øynene hans hang ved henne hele tiden his eyes stayed fixed on her the whole time
   • røyklukten hang i klærne the smell of smoke clung to the clothes
   • det henger da igjen litt av barnelærdommen a little of what one learned as a child does stick after all

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