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If I'm in a social situation sometimes I'll hang back and observe people but I feel very much a part of things most of the time and feel very comfortable socializing and have for most of my life.
Tobey Maguire

Meaning of "hang back" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HANG BACK

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HANG BACK

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Hang back is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb hang back in English.

WHAT DOES HANG BACK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of hang back in the English dictionary

The definition of hang back in the dictionary is often foll by from to be reluctant to go forward or carry on.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO HANG BACK

PRESENT

Present
I hang back
you hang back
he/she/it hangs back
we hang back
you hang back
they hang back
Present continuous
I am hanging back
you are hanging back
he/she/it is hanging back
we are hanging back
you are hanging back
they are hanging back
Present perfect
I have hanged back
you have hanged back
he/she/it has hanged back
we have hanged back
you have hanged back
they have hanged back
Present perfect continuous
I have been hanging back
you have been hanging back
he/she/it has been hanging back
we have been hanging back
you have been hanging back
they have been hanging back
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I hanged back
you hanged back
he/she/it hanged back
we hanged back
you hanged back
they hanged back
Past continuous
I was hanging back
you were hanging back
he/she/it was hanging back
we were hanging back
you were hanging back
they were hanging back
Past perfect
I had hanged back
you had hanged back
he/she/it had hanged back
we had hanged back
you had hanged back
they had hanged back
Past perfect continuous
I had been hanging back
you had been hanging back
he/she/it had been hanging back
we had been hanging back
you had been hanging back
they had been hanging back
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will hang back
you will hang back
he/she/it will hang back
we will hang back
you will hang back
they will hang back
Future continuous
I will be hanging back
you will be hanging back
he/she/it will be hanging back
we will be hanging back
you will be hanging back
they will be hanging back
Future perfect
I will have hanged back
you will have hanged back
he/she/it will have hanged back
we will have hanged back
you will have hanged back
they will have hanged back
Future perfect continuous
I will have been hanging back
you will have been hanging back
he/she/it will have been hanging back
we will have been hanging back
you will have been hanging back
they will have been hanging back
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would hang back
you would hang back
he/she/it would hang back
we would hang back
you would hang back
they would hang back
Conditional continuous
I would be hanging back
you would be hanging back
he/she/it would be hanging back
we would be hanging back
you would be hanging back
they would be hanging back
Conditional perfect
I would have hang back
you would have hang back
he/she/it would have hang back
we would have hang back
you would have hang back
they would have hang back
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been hanging back
you would have been hanging back
he/she/it would have been hanging back
we would have been hanging back
you would have been hanging back
they would have been hanging back
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you hang back
we let´s hang back
you hang back
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to hang back
Past participle
hanged back
Present Participle
hanging back
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HANG BACK

hang
hang about
hang behind
hang fire
hang in
hang loose
hang on
hang out
Hang Seng Index
hang time
hang together
hang tough
hang up
hang with
hang-glider
hang-gliding
hang-out
hang-up
hangability
hangable

WORDS THAT END LIKE HANG BACK

a slap on the back
back
back to back
bounce back
fall back
fight back
get back
go back
hit back
hold back
look back
lower back
on one´s back
pat on the back
pay back
put back
set back
sit back
slap on the back
take back
upper back

Synonyms and antonyms of hang back in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «HANG BACK»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «hang back» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of hang back

Translation of «hang back» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HANG BACK

Find out the translation of hang back to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of hang back from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hang back» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

畏缩不前
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

quedarse atrás
570 millions of speakers

English

hang back
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

वापस लटका
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يتعطل مرة أخرى
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

упираться
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ficar para trás
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অনিচ্ছাপ্রদর্শন করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

rester en arrière
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bergaduh
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

zögern
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

バックハング
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

주춤
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nggantung maneh
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lương lự
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மீண்டும் தொங்கும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

परत स्तब्ध करा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Geri asmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

indietreggiare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

powiesić z powrotem
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

упиратися
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

atârna înapoi
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κρέμονται πίσω
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hang terug
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hänga tillbaka
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

henge tilbake
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hang back

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HANG BACK»

The term «hang back» is regularly used and occupies the 86.862 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HANG BACK» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about hang back

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3 QUOTES WITH «HANG BACK»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word hang back.
1
Tobey Maguire
If I'm in a social situation sometimes I'll hang back and observe people but I feel very much a part of things most of the time and feel very comfortable socializing and have for most of my life.
2
Anne Parillaud
Knowing what I know of love, I hang back because I don't like to lie to myself.
3
Clarissa Ward
There are times when it's absolutely appropriate to march up to someone, stick out your hand and introduce yourself, and times when it's best to let your male cameraman or producer do the talking and hang back until you've felt out the situation.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HANG BACK»

Discover the use of hang back in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hang back and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Color Atlas of Strabismus Surgery: Strategies and Techniques
Hang-Back Technique As a rule this author tries to avoid the hang-back technique because of its inherent instability. The hang-back technique tends to produce overcorrection for small recessions (<5 mm), as there always is central sag.
Kenneth W. Wright, 2007
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Strabismus Surgery and its Complications
Scleral needle passes during the hang-back recession technique. The needles are passed through the original insertion site to emerge side-by-side in a crossed swords pattern The suture is then tied and trimmed with the needle holder in ...
David K. Coats, Scott E. Olitsky, 2007
3
Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus
Hang-Back Technique A hang-back recession suspends the muscle back, posterior to the scleral insertion, with a suture (Fig. 17-5). This technique has the advantage of excellent exposure and relatively easy needle passes through the thick ...
Kenneth Weston Wright, Peter H. Spiegel, 2003
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Handbook of Pediatric Strabismus and Amblyopia
Hang-Back Technique A hang-back recession suspends the muscle back, posterior to the scleral insertion, with a suture (Fig. 11-5). This technique has the advantage of excellent exposure and relatively easy needle passes through the thick ...
Kenneth W. Wright, Peter H. Spiegel, Lisa Thompson, 2006
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Management of Strabismus and Amblyopia: A Practical Guide
Only one of our patients, among well over a thousand adjustable and hang-back operations performed, had the muscle come loose spontaneously. The patient was a 60-year-old white man with thyroid ophthalmopathy. The superior rectus ...
John A. Pratt-Johnson, Geraldine Tillson, 2001
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Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
... someone: I got into drugs because I was hanging around with the wrong people. hang back to be slow to do something, often because of fear or having no confidence: There s no need to hang back - you can sing as well as anyone. hang on ...
‎2008
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Pediatric Oculoplastic Surgery
If the sutures are tied and cut, this constitutes a nonadjustable "hang- back" procedure. If a slip or bow knot is tied around the suture ends temporarily for later adjustment when the patient is awake and cooperative, this constitutes an adjustable ...
James A. Katowitz, 2002
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Issues in Ophthalmology and Optometry Research and Practice: ...
According to news reporting originating from Seoul, South Korea, by NewsRx correspondents, research stated, “The hang-back surgery is a useful technique in the field of strabismus surgery. The aim of this study is to determine the stabilizing  ...
‎2013
9
Oxford Thesaurus of English
1 hang back she hung back, scared toface the old woman: stay back, hold back, stay in the background, shrink back, shy away, be reluctant to come forward, hesitate, demur, recoil, turn away. 1 hang fire we should hang fire for things to cool ...
Maurice Waite, 2009
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Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus
(C) Hang-back recession (note central bowing). (D) Hemi hang-back recession. ( E) Anchored hang-back suture. (F) Gobin's loop recession. Fig. 85.17 Inferior rectus fixed muscle recession, double-suture technique: surgeon's view from above.
Creig S. Hoyt, David Taylor, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HANG BACK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hang back is used in the context of the following news items.
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Here are Destiny's new challenges for the week of July 14 - Mashable
Rush past the non-objective fights, hang back and snipe during the lead-in to the tank miniboss and keep cover between you and the big guy ... «Mashable, Jul 15»
2
New York Jets' Projected Final 53-Man Roster, Pre-Training Camp …
Any of the three Jets quarterbacks would be a good fit in Chan Gailey's spread system that lets its quarterbacks hang back in the shotgun and ... «Bleacher Report, Jul 15»
3
NZ Fest Inspired By Glasto, Coachella | Pollstar
... life to an event that is culturally rich and inspiring. People can relax, they can get wild, they can dance, they can hang back and soak it all in.". «Pollstar, Jul 15»
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Disappointing weekend for Christie | Peterborough Examiner
I had to hang back a little and then just get a good run at him.” It was the 36-year-old's 48th career Canadian Superbike win, an all-time world ... «Peterborough Examiner, Jul 15»
5
Education Matters: Friendship counts
I think sometimes people are so unsure what to do that they hang back, and it means so much to the person and the family when they are more ... «Brattleboro Reformer, Jul 15»
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Minnesota Vikings Training Camp Look-Ahead: Quarterbacks - Daily …
The plan for last year was for Bridgewater to be able to hang back for a year behind Cassel and get a feel for the NFL game. About nine ... «Daily Norseman, Jul 15»
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Deathwatch - Tyranid Invasion launches this week - Pocket Gamer
"Others hang back and bombard the enemy from afar with Devastators equipped with heavy weapons". 02. Warhammer 40,000: Deathwatch ... «Pocket Gamer, Jul 15»
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England player ratings, first Test | cricket.com.au
The big concern has to be how he got out to Hazlewood, gloving a short ball when his method is to hang back in the crease. He had nowhere to ... «cricket.com.au, Jul 15»
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Szoke continues to pile up victories
I had to hang back a little and then just get a good run at him." Szoke is back in action from July 31 to Aug. 2 at Atlantic Motorsport Park in ... «Brantford Expositor, Jul 15»
10
How To Invest In Your Child's College Tour
Hang back. Walk away as soon as possible. I left my daughter alone in one waiting room after another, occasionally priming the conversational ... «Forbes, Jul 15»

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