hanged

[US]/hæŋd/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

v. executed by suspension from the neck; put to death by hanging
Word Forms
Past Participlehanged
Past Tensehanged

Phrases & Collocations

hanged for murder

Example Sentences

They hanged the prisoner at dawn.

he was hanged for murder.

I'll be hanged! Hang it all!

the plotters were hanged, drawn, and quartered.

He was hanged for his crimes.

The ghost of a hanged poacher is said to haunt the manor house.

she hanged herself in her cell on 19 February.

the man was going to be hanged, only he took poison first.

after a mockery of a trial he was hanged, drawn, and quartered .

Frontier courts hanged many a prisoner after a summary trial.

I’m already late but I’ll stay and have another drink. May as well be hanged for a sheep as for a lamb.

Real-world Examples

Don't worry, you'll get the hang of it.

Source: Kung Fu Panda 3

She meant you to be hanged for her suicide. It was her revenge.

Source: Downton Abbey (Audio Segmented Version) Season 3

Why hang 10 when you hang 20.

Source: CNN 10 Student English September 2018 Collection

Well, I thought that maybe we could just hang out.

Source: Young Sheldon Season 5

Let's say I know of a murderer who's been hanged.

Source: Lost Girl Season 2

Hi. So at this point, we are told that Mr. Epstein hanged himself.

Source: NPR News August 2019 Collection

Hang on, hang on. Do you not realise what we just did?

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 1

You've really got the hang of this.

Source: Sarah and the little duckling

In other words, it's your hang out.

Source: VOA Special December 2019 Collection

His marriage is hanging from a thread.

Source: Rick and Morty Season 1 (Bilingual)

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