hung up

phrasal-verb
UK: /ˌhʌŋ ˈʌp/
US: /ˌhʌŋ ˈʌp/

  1. To end a phone call by breaking the connection.

    1. He hung up on me because he was angry. [ ] [ ]
    2. I can't believe she hung up the phone without saying goodbye, it was so rude! [ ] [ ]

  2. To be very worried about or focused on something.

    1. She's hung up on her ex-boyfriend. [ ] [ ]
    2. He's so hung up on getting a promotion that he can't focus on anything else. [ ] [ ]

Synonyms

preoccupied obsessed
hung up adjective

  1. Delayed or postponed.

    1. The deal was hung up. [ ] [ ]
    2. The project got hung up in legal issues for several months. [ ] [ ]

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "hung up" in English means: To end a phone call by breaking the connection., To be very worried about or focused on something..

The phonetic transcription of "hung up" is /ˌhʌŋ ˈʌp/ in British English and /ˌhʌŋ ˈʌp/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "hung up": preoccupied, obsessed.

Example usage of "hung up": "He hung up on me because he was angry.". More examples on the page.